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J. Newcombe #2 def. Boro Jovanovic

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Feb 8, 1974*
Tournament	St. Petersburg Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	6-4 6-2
Loser	Boro Jovanovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	Boro Jovanovic
Country	AUS	CRO
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Oct 21, 1939
Age	29	34
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	2	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,974	1,669
Career W-L	556–224	—
Career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 0 – 0 Boro Jovanovic

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 7, 1974	R32	M. Holecek	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 9, 1974	QF	D. Stockton	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Boro Jovanovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 7, 1974	R32	C. Graebner	6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data