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Originally Posted by kiki
He and Kodes had always long, tight matches as the two warriors they were.In the 69 FO quarters, Kodes pounded him so much he couldn´t leave the therapeut, even if he won (IĦOkker defeated him easily next day).
They also had a magnificient DC match, over 5 sets on the Australian grass.Kodes beat him in the 71 USO and Newcombe got sweet revenge in the final of that event a couple of years later.
Kodes always pulled Newk to the tight end, and only his legendary ability to win in the fifth set kept him going...
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Always been curious about that 1969 French Open match. I think Kodes led 4-1 in the fifth before Newcombe won. I think Newcombe polished Kodes off with a couple of aces. Newcombe was definitely capable of winning the French.