Australian tennis participant Neale Fraser in motion in the course of the Australian Davis Cup gamers’ first apply session on the
Appa Rao Stadium (venue of India-Australia Davis Cup tie), on January 04, 1979 in Madras.
PHOTO: THE HINDU ARCHIVES
| Photograph Credit score: V_RAMAMURTHY
Neale Fraser, who received three Grand Slam singles titles and guided Australia to 4 Davis Cup titles throughout a 24-year profession as crew captain, has died at 91.
Tennis Australia launched a press release on Tuesday saying the game “has misplaced certainly one of its giants.” Fraser beat Australian tennis nice Rod Laver to win Wimbledon in 1960, in between sweeps on the U.S. Open the place he received the singles, males’s doubles and blended titles in 1959 and ‘60.
He received 11 Main males’s doubles titles, together with not less than two at every of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments.
Laver, the one man to twice win all 4 singles Majors in a calendar yr, posted a tribute to his “expensive mate and fellow lefty” on X.
Fraser “was a real gem in a golden period of Australian tennis legends — an unbelievable World No. 1, a Grand Slam champion, and a Davis Cup icon,” Laver posted. “Neale bested me in 2 main finals, pushing me to turn into a greater participant. I’ll miss you dearly, buddy.”
Fraser helped Australia win 4 consecutive Davis Cup titles as a participant and rejected profitable presents to show skilled in a quest to succeed Harry Hopman because the nationwide crew captain. “That ambition was fulfilled in 1970 and he remained within the place till 1993, helming 24 Davis Cup campaigns throughout which Australia received the title 4 occasions,” Tennis Australia mentioned.
Printed – December 04, 2024 05:45 am IST
