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John Newcombe#2 def. Boro Jovanovic

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 8, 1974*
Tournament St. Petersburg Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Boro Jovanovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBoro Jovanovic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 21, 1939
Age2934
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9741,669
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Boro Jovanovic

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1974R32 Milan Holecek 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 9, 1974QF Dick Stockton 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Boro Jovanovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1974R32 Clark Graebner 6-1 6-2WMatch data