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John Lloyd def. J. Newcombe#185

3-6 6-3 7-5 7-5

Match Information

Date Dec 30, 1977*
Tournament Australian Open (2)
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Lloyd
Score3-6 6-3 7-5 7-5
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn LloydJ. Newcombe
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateAug 27, 1954May 23, 1944
Age2333
Height183
HandednessRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)185
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7961,862
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$598,092$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Lloyd 0 0 J. Newcombe

Path

John Lloyd's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 J. Andrew 0-6 6-3 7-6 6-2WMatch data
Dec 23, 1977R64 S. Ball 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4WMatch data

John Lloyd's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1978SF B. Giltinan 6-4 6-2 6-0WMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 28, 1977R16 Stan Smith 6-3 7-6 7-5WMatch data
Dec 25, 1977R32 C. Dibley 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 23, 1977R64 B. Teacher 6-3 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data