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1. Voo de Mar says:

   March 12, 2021 at 5:27 am

   Connors’ route to the title:
   1 Jeff Borowiak 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
   2 Ove Bengtson 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
   3 John Alexander 6-1, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4
   4 Jan Kodes 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
   Q Alex Metreveli 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
   S Roscoe Tanner 7-6(5:2), 7-6(5:2), 6-4
   W Ken Rosewall 6-1, 6-0, 6-1

   Second consecutive Grand Slam final between these two players, and for the second time Rosewall is totally outplayed!

   The shortest Open Era finals in time:
   UO ’74: Connors d. Rosewall 6-1, 6-0, 6-1… 1 hour 18 minutes
   AO ’03: Agassi d. Schuettler 6-2, 6-2, 6-1… 1 hour 16 minutes
   RG ’70: Kodes d. Franulovic 6-2, 6-4, 6-0… 1 hour 6 minutes
   WB ’68: Laver d. Roche 6-3, 6-4, 6-2… 1 hour
   

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