Rod Laver - Tennis

Rod Laver - Tennis

The only player to win the Grand Slam twice, first as an amateur in 1962, then as a professional in 1969. The greatest-ever left-hander was also undefeated in the four successive Wimbledon tournaments he contested in 1961, 1962, 1968 and 1969. It was the tenacity and aggression of this red-haired player's game which wore down his opponents, earning him the nickname of "The Rocket". The effectiveness of his serve, with its kick and placement, was unmatched in his era.

Rod Laver is an outstanding Australian tennis player, the second male player in the history of the game to win the four major singles championships—Australia, France, Great Britain (Wimbledon), and the United States—in one year (1962) and the first to repeat this Grand Slam (1969).