Australian tennis great Neale Fraser was farewelled at a state funeral in Melbourne, with tributes pouring in from fellow legends and dignitaries.
Members of the tennis community, including legends such as Lleyton Hewitt, Paul McNamee and Todd Woodbridge, were among the mourners at St Patrick's Cathedral. Fraser won 19 grand slam titles, including three singles crowns, and held the world number one ranking in both singles and doubles during his career.Former world number one Roger Federer is among those who have paid tribute to Australian tennis great Neale Fraser , who has been farewelled at a state funeral in Melbourne.
Legends of the sport such as Lleyton Hewitt, Paul McNamee and Todd Woodbridge and John Fitzgerald were among those who attended a service for him at St Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday, with Fitzgerald paying tribute to his former Davis Cup captain. The funeral was also attended by former Victorian premiers Jeff Kennett, Ted Baillieu and John Brumby, along with current state leader Jacinta Allan, who described Fraser as 'equal parts sheer blinding talent and dedicated to hard work'.Fraser won 19 grand slam titles, including three singles crowns, and held the world number-one ranking in both singles and doubles during his career. But he is best remembered for his involvement with the Davis Cup, both as a player and in a record-setting run as Australian captain. After helping Australia claim four successive Davis Cup titles from 1959 to 1962, he was captain for a record 24 years from 1970 to 1993, steering Australia to four finals triumphs — in 1973, 1977, 1983 and 1986 — and recording 55 wins from 75 ties played.'He had the ability to bring the different characters in our team together,' the former doubles star said of the 1983 team comprising him, Paul McNamee, Pat Cash and Mark Edmondson. 'We were four different personalities, all friends but from different planets, but he got us to work together and fight for a common goal.Tributes are seen during a state funeral service for tennis great Neale Fraser at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourn
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