Aussie tennis champion Mervyn Rose dies aged 87
Australian tennis great Mervyn Rose, a two-time major singles champion, has died aged 87.
Rose, a star of the 1950s prior to the modern open era of tennis, won the Australian Championship in 1954 and the French Championship title in 1958.
He also won the doubles titles at the Australian and US Championships, as well as Wimbledon.
Rose was part of the Australian team when they won the Davis Cup twice in 1951 and 1957.
When unofficial rankings list was compiled in 1958, Rose was ranked a number three in the world.
He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and Australian Hall of Fame a year later.
Rose also coached all-time greats Billie Jean King and Margaret Court, as well as Spain's Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Australian Richard Fromberg.