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Rod Laver – 5 Things you should know about the Original Superstar of Tennis

Utkarsh Bhatla | 09/08/2016

5. Forever honoured in Melbourne

The Centre court Melbourne Park was renamed in the honour of Rod Laver in 2000, the stadium has since seen several great players lift the trophy , including Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal  and Novak Djokovic. Rod Laver would definitely be proud of the lot playing these days , and maybe one day someone will finally equal his record and win the calendar grand slam.

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