Rod Laver has long been a fixture at the Australian Open—his name is on the main stadium, after all. But, increasingly, the tennis legend has been weighing in on the current state of the game, from the present stars, to the up-and-comers, to the latest rule changes.

The Rocket offered his insights on all of these things on Twitter on Thursday in an #AskRod Q&A, in which he addressed topics like ...

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Who will win the men's final ...

How many more Slams to anticipate from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal ...

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And who will finish the year with the top men's ranking:

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He also had some complimentary things to say about Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams:

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Additionally, Laver gave his thoughts on the younger men, including Stefanos Tsitsipas, who's had a bit of a breakthrough this fortnight ...

And Alexander Zverev, who again fell short of his high expectations ...

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As well as Nick Kyrgios, whose year is off to slow start:

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He did, however, have high praise for both Alex de Minaur and Denis Shapovalov:

Last, he expressed his approval of one of this Australian Open's newest innovations, the deciding-set super tiebreak:

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On top of being entertaining, Laver's renewed presence in tennis in recent years has done wonders for connecting the sport we know today to its last six decades of history.