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B. Borg#29 def. A. Ashe#4

6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 4, 1973*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner B. Borg
Score6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Loser A. Ashe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgA. Ashe
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Jul 10, 1943
Age1730
Height180185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)294
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8402,031
Career W-L608–143800–258
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 0 – 0 A. Ashe

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Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1973R64 J. Chanfreau 7-5 2-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1973R128 R. Barth 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1973R16 N. Pilic 4-6 7-5 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

A. Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1973R64 Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-2 6-2W—Match data
Aug 31, 1973R128 C. Dibley 7-6 6-7 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data