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.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting ... then won a gold medal for Serbia at the Paris Olympics.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Roger Federer finally got to find out what it's like to hit against Rod Laver. Federer, who burst into tears after receiving the Australian Open winner's trophy from ...