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Roy Emerson def. John Newcombe

8-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Aug 24, 1970*
Tournament Fort Worth
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score8-6 7-5
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 3, 1936May 23, 1944
Age3326
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9542,051
Career W-L275–174556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 1 2 John Newcombe

Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1970QF Richard Gonzalez 7-9 6-1 6-1WMatch data

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 25, 1970F Rod Laver 6-3 7-5LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 24, 1970QF Raymond Moore 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data