Australia is a large island-continent with a small population of 8,750,000, all of whom seem to become rabid tennis fans as soon as they can hold a racket. Last week Australia’s tennis bugs were ...

Out of all our tennis greats was Lew Hoad “the best player to ever pic up a racquet” as Rod Laver believes? Grantlee Kieza reports Now 80, Rocket Rod told me recently that Lew Hoad, that fair haired ...

The winds in Wellington, New Zealand, last week were every bit as bad as their reputation, and the visiting tennists were every bit as good. Despite blustering westerlies that whipped through the ...

If Todd Martin could spend an afternoon with one historical figure in tennis, it would likely be the great Australian Lew Hoad, regarded as an exemplary coach and outstanding tactician of the game.

WIESBADEN, Germany, May 14 — Lew Hoad, the powerful Australian who is regarded as a prime favorite to win at Wimbledon this year, knocked over American Art Larsen to sew up the singles championship in ...

Long before the European trio of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal dominated tennis, the sport was ruled by Australian legends such as Rod Laver, Tony Roche, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It cost him five years of grand slam silverware, but Australian great Rod Laver says the decision to turn professional made him twice the player he was as an amateur. When Laver ...