In a rather pleasing coincidence, Rod Laver was born on August 9—one ... as Laver’s two calendar Slams in ’62 and ‘69, Margaret Court’s all-time mark of 64 majors (including a singles ...

Margaret Court has escaped a ban from attending the ... but still managed to find a way into the at the Rod Laver Arena to see Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic. Tennis Australia were caught off ...

Djokovic has played on Rod Laver Arena for both of his matches. “Well, I like playing on Margaret Court Arena – I think it’s a really beautiful court,” Alcaraz said. “Obviously ...

Only the three main stadiums -- Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena -- have roofs. First-round play continued on those courts with Chinese fifth seed Zheng Qinwen among those ...

His legacy in tennis and Australian sport saw the main show court in Melbourne Park, the home of the Australian Open, renamed the Rod Laver Arena in 2000. The Laver Cup was also named after him.

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic once again walked out onto Rod Laver Arena as the defending ... the all-time record owned by Australia’s Margaret Court, and surpasses the previous men’s Open era ...