Career 1975 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Jim Osborne takes it, 6–0 on categories Osborne wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Russell 101 matches, Osborne 230 matches.
Osborne averages 13 games won a match to Russell’s 11.9 (9% more). Osborne has the better sets won %: 50.6 to Russell’s 37.2. Osborne averages 1.2 sets won a match to Russell’s 0.9 (35% more). Best single match: Russell 35 games won, Osborne 33. Winners’ edge: Osborne’s team won 50%, Russell’s team won 34% of the matches they played. Longevity: Osborne has 230 matches across 11 seasons, Russell 101 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals, masters/1000 matches, retired hurt): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
11.9 1,202 total · best 35 Games wonper game 13.0 2,988 total · best 33
37.2 Sets won % 50.6
46.5 Games won % 50.7
– Finalsper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
0.9 93 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.2 285 total · best 3
1.6 157 total · best 3 Sets lostper game · lower is better 1.2 278 total · best 3
Head to head 0 3 matches since 1968 3
Hard · 2 matches Russell 0 Osborne 2 Grass · 1 match Russell 0 Osborne 1 Last meetings 9 Mar 1970 · Caracas · Round of 32 · Hard Osborne won 6-1 0-6 8-6 10 Feb 1969 · Salisbury · Round of 32 · Hard Osborne won 6-3 6-3 29 July 1968 · South Orange · Round of 32 · Grass Osborne won 8-6 6-4 Last 10 games Games won, oldest to newest.
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