The so-called 'Ryder Cup of tennis' pits the best players in the world in a rare team event designed to decide which region boasts the strongest contingent. The competition is named after Rod Laver, a ...

Ken Rosewall’s 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6 (5) win over Rod Laver in the WCT Finals in Dallas in May 1972 has been called the “match that made tennis in the United States.” It’s hard to argue.

But even Rod Laver couldn't stay on that kind of ... Wearing cleats was the best way to combat the soggy turf at the West Side Tennis Club; Laver put them on at the end of the first set, but ...

In a 163-page lawsuit filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, the players accuse the Association of ...

Australian tennis legend Fred Stolle has died at the ... Nicknamed 'Fiery', Stolle and fellow Aussies Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Roy Emerson and John Newcombe were once the major powers in the ...

Tuesday night into Wednesday morning here on Rod Laver Arena, their bodies and brains alike were sucked into a fever dream. After eight games of the sort of tennis the world has come to expect ...

Fred Stolle, a legend on the tennis court and in the commentary booth, has died at the age of 86. The man with the memorable – and ironic – nickname of “Fiery”, Stolle’s death has led to an outpouring ...