Rod Laver

At one stage, Greek fans had to split their time between the adjoining Rod Laver and Margaret Court Arenas.

Pancho Gonzales in action at Wimbledon in 1969 Rod Laver beat fellow Australian Tony Roche in straight sets in the men's singles final to underline his status as the world's best player.

The Swiss defending champion headlines Rod Laver Arena in the evening against France's Richard Gasquet.

Roger Federer fronted up with fellow tennis legends Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe as final team selections were announced for next month's inaugural edition of the Laver Cup.

Much of the attention will have been on the opening match on Centre Court, which saw Novak Djokovic begin the defence of his title, as he aims to triumph for a third year in succession, and become the first man to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously since Rod Laver in 1969.

JUDY Murray won't be at the Rod Laver Arena to watch her son go for glory in Sunday's final.

The victory, Berdych's first at Rod Laver Arena, the tournament's centre court, means he has now completed a set of semifinal appearances at all four Grand Slams.

Under the roof in the Rod Laver Arena, Djokovic beat the world No.49 Istomin 6-3 6-3 7-5.

It was as good a first-round performance as Murray has delivered in recent years and he was pleased with how he coped in the oppressive heat on Rod Laver Arena.

Nadal lost his third straight Grand Slam final in the match that finished at 1:37am on Monday at Rod Laver Arena.

Tomorrow - Rod Laver Arena: V Azarenka (Blr) v H WATSON (Gbr), B Tomic (Aus) v F Verdasco (Spa), K Clijsters (Bel) v M J Koehler (Por), A Kudryavtsev (Rus) v R Federer (Swi), C Wozniacki (Den) v A Rodionova (Aus).

TENNIS: Rod Laver believes Andy Murray could win three or four Grand Slams once he has cracked the toughest task of winning the first one.

Spaniard in line to become first man since Rod Laver to win all four Grand Slams in a row