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John Newcombe #114 def. Bjorn Borg #3

6-0 1-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Feb 4, 1978*
Tournament Richmond Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-0 1-0 (ret.)
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeBjorn Borg
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Jun 6, 1956
Age3321
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1143
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8712,338
Career W-L556–224608–143
Career earnings$1,062,408$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 2 2 Bjorn Borg

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 Jose Higueras 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 Wojtek Fibak 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 4, 1978SF Eddie Dibbs 7-6 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 3, 1978R16 Harold Solomon 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 2, 1978R32 Tom Okker 6-3 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch data