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John Newcombe def. Owen Davidson

9-7 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Jun 28, 1970*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score9-7 6-3 7-5
Loser Owen Davidson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeOwen Davidson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Oct 4, 1943
Age2626
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0131,679
Career W-L556–22489–111
Career earnings$1,062,408$513
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 1 0 Owen Davidson

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1970R64 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-1 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1970R128 Roy Barth 6-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1970R16 Dennis Ralston 14-12 9-7 6-2WH2HMatch data

Owen Davidson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1970R64 Ron Holmberg 6-4 6-4 6-2WMatch data
Jun 24, 1970R128 Adriano Panatta 6-1 6-3 5-7 8-6WH2HMatch data