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Roy Emerson def. John Newcombe

1-6 7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date May 18, 1970*
Tournament Las Vegas
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score1-6 7-5 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 3, 1936May 23, 1944
Age3325
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8771,951
Career W-L275–174556–224
Career earnings—$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 0 – 1 John Newcombe

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Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1970R16 Ron Holmberg 8-6 4-6 6-3W—Match data

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1970SF Rod Laver 6-3 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-3LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 17, 1970R16 Roger Taylor 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data