Tennis icon Neal Fraser died-grief for a sports legend

Tennis icon Neal Fraser died-grief for a sports legend

The professional tennis sport mourns the loss of a legend: Neal Fraser, 14-time Grand Slam winner and former world ranking listen, died at the age of 91. The Australian tennis association paid tribute to X and described him as a "real legend of Australian tennis sport". Fraser shone mainly in Wimbledon in 1960, where he defeated his compatriot Rod Laver in the final and thus secured his second of a total of three Grand Slam titles. He was also active in doubles for years and won incredible 11 Grand Slam titles in this area, three of them in Melbourne, Paris and New York. His services also secured him a place at the top of the double world rankings. In addition to his career, he was admitted to the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984, in 2008 he received the prestigious Philippe Chartier Award, as reported https://www.krone.at/3613044.

In the world of swimming, Dawn Fraser is an equally radiant icon. The 31-time national champion suffered from asthma as a child, but won her place in the swimming scene and set up a total of 39 world records. From 1956 to 1964 she won Olympic gold over 100 m freestyle three times in a row and was the first woman to swam this distance below one minute. However, her career was overshadowed by controversy; In 1965 she received a ten -year lock for "lack of discipline", which she could only legally contested in 1970. However, they did not prevent these difficulties from becoming the most popular athlete of Australia, and in 1998 she was honored as the Officer of the Order of Australia. In most of her competitions she was a powerful athlete, known for her unbroken fighting spirit, as described in detail in https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/dawn_fraser.

Influence and legacy

Frasers and Dawn's impressive careers show how much the pressure of top sport focuses on both the psyche and the performance history of athletes. While Fraser hovered at the highest heights of professional tennis, Dawn experienced dramatic twists, which secured her a narrow place in the heart of the Australians. Both are not only connected by their success, but also by their personal battles and their effects on sport in Australia.