One of the stated purposes of the Laver Cup is to honor tennis great Rod Laver. Fittingly ... It turns out Laver is for the shot clock but against eliminating let calls. The Laver Cup runs ...

In a rather pleasing coincidence, Rod Laver was born on August 9—one day ... “If the Rocket is hitting his shots, there’s no chance for me... but there’s always the chance that he ...