Rod Laver

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Noun1.Rod Laver - Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)
Laver, Rodney George Laver
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BIRTHDAYS: Rod Laver, former Wimbledon tennis champion, 81; Sam Elliott, actor, 75; James Naughtie, broadcaster, 68; Melanie Griffith, actress, 62; Gillian Anderson, actress, 51; Eric Bana, actor, 51; Mikael Silvestre, former footballer, 42; Daniela Denby-Ashe, actress, 41.
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Summary: Melbourne [Australia], Jan 21 (ANI): Japanese tennis rising star Naomi Osaka advanced her first Australian Open quarterfinal after defeating Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in womenaACAOs singles event at the Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
Naomi Osaka advances to her first Australian Open quarterfinal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Roger Federer has played on Rod Laver Arena a hundred times and has six Australian Open crowns in his collection of 20 Grand Slam titles.
Federer marks 100th match on Rod Laver Arena with 3-set win
T WAS the year Australian tennis star Rod Laver and America's Billie Jean King were crowned the champions of Wimbledon.
WHEN WIMBLEDON DECIDED TO GO PRO; It was all change for the All England Club 50 years ago, when professional tennis players were allowed to compete for the first time. MARION MCMULLEN looks at the historic turning point
Rod Laver beat fellow Australian Tony Roche in straight sets in the men's Pancho Gonzales in action at Wimbledon in 1969 singles final to underline his status as the world's best player.
WHEN WIMBLEDON DECIDED TO GO PRO; It was all change for the All England Club 50 years ago, when professional tennis players were allowed to compete for the first time. MARION MCMULLEN looks at the historic turning point
Rod Laver beat fellow Australian Tony Roche in straight sets in the men's singles final to underline Pancho Gonzales in action at Wimbledon in 1969 his status as the world's best player.
WHEN WIMBLEDON DECIDED TO GO PRO; It was all change for the All England Club 50 years ago, when professional tennis players were allowed to compete for the first time. MARION MCMULLEN looks at the historic turning point
MARION MCMULLEN looks at the historic turning point T WAS the year Australian tennis star Rod Laver and America's Billie Jean King were crowned the champions of Wimbledon.
WHEN WIMBLEDON DECIDED TO GO PRO
MELBOURNE: Marin Cilic advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday after top seed Rafa Nadal retired hurt when trailing 3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 in their match at Rod Laver Arena.
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Marin Cilic advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday after top seed Rafa Nadalretired hurt when trailing 3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 in their match at Rod Laver Arena.
Cilic reaches semi-finals afterNadalretires hurt
But she finally got over the line 4-6, 6-4, 15-13 in a gruelling 3hr 44min on Rod Laver Arena to make the fourth round in a contest that took its toll.
Australian Open: 'Almost dead' Halep joins Thiem in last 16
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