It was 1:43 p.m. on April 22, 1968. This moment marked the start of tennis’ Open era. For more than 40 years, a schism between amateurs and pros had greatly hindered the sport’s growth. Amateurs ...

The first lesson Rod (“Rocket”) Laver had to learn when he quit amateur tennis and turned pro in 1963 was respect for his elders. The cocky, carrot-topped Aussie lefthander, then 24, was far from awed ...

Indoor tennis has been played on a lot of surfaces. First there was wood, which picked up glare like ballroom parquet, bounced the ball sickeningly fast and with a deadly skid. Then there was canvas, ...

BOURNEMOUTH, England — The original and atmospheric clubhouse where Fred Perry and Rod Laver once turned heads is long gone. So is the annual professional event, and the shale playing surface that ...

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 ...

For Australian tennis players, two attributes have always held supreme power: loyalty and fitness. On this day in 1973, both revealed themselves eloquently. It was Friday, November 30, the start of ...