rey ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁to ▁And rés ▁G im eno . ▁Def ending ▁his ▁Australian ▁title ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁Bow rey ▁ble w ▁a ▁two ▁sets ▁to ▁love ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁qu arters ▁against ▁Ray ▁R uff els . ▁Bow rey ▁represented ▁Australia ▁in ▁two ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁r ounds , ▁the ▁first ▁against ▁the ▁U . S ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Group ▁Final ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Clark ▁Gra eb ner ▁in ▁five ▁sets ▁and ▁beat ▁Arthur ▁As he ▁in ▁four ▁sets . ▁The ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁& ▁Central ▁America ▁draw ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁versus ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁against ▁Jo aqu in ▁Lo yo - May o ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Os una . ▁ ▁Bow rey ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁matches ▁in ▁tennis ▁history ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁against ▁Pat ric io ▁Cor ne jo ▁that ▁consum ed ▁nearly ▁four ▁hours ▁and ▁took ▁ 8 4 ▁games . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Bow rey ▁turned ▁professional ▁which ▁meant ▁he ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁Bow rey ▁with ▁partner ▁Mart y ▁Ri essen ▁won ▁the ▁Rog ers ▁Cup ▁( former ly ▁Canadian ▁Open ) ▁in ▁two ▁sets ▁against ▁Fred ▁St ol le ▁and ▁Cl iff ▁D ry sd ale ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁won