Elite athlete Dylan Alcott OAM has had spectacular success, winning gold medals for both wheelchair tennis and basketball.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s journey is one of the most powerful chapters in Australian sporting history.

Boris Becker may have been the two-time Wimbledon defending champion but it was 22-year-old Pat Cash who won the men's single championship in straight sets against Ivan Lendl, 7-6; 6-2; 7-5.

This 1961 Movietone newsreel highlights the style and technique of one our most decorated tennis players.

This footage from the Nine Network shows the first set of the 1970 Women's Singles Championship match between Australia's Margaret Court and American tennis star, Billie Jean King.

This short newsreel clip marks the return of the 'Rockhampton Rocket', world No. 1 tennis player Rod Laver, to Brisbane in 1962.

This newsreel features footage of Australian players Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall – dubbed here 'the tennis twins' – at the 1962 Davis Cup.

In 1968, Australian Diary turned its lens to a sport in transition and asked: Was Australia losing interest in tennis?

This National Film Board episode of Australian Diary was made not long after Australia regained the Davis Cup in 1950.