Mr Rosewell was the special guest at a fund-raising dinner held at the Singleton Rugby Club on Friday night.
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The dinner was described by Howe Park Tennis Club treasurer Mark Rix as an outstanding success with nearly 200 people in attendance.
"Ken gave a wonderful speech and then answered question after question. I think he could have answered questions all night if we had let him,"Mr Rix said.
"His support was amazing especially given the fact he was in Melbourne on Thursday for the Sports Hall of Fame Awards. He had to leave early to get home to Sydney and then drive up to Singleton for Friday night.
"We can't thank him enough is assisting us with our fundraising efforts for the club."
As a way to show he club's appreciation for his efforts on Saturday morning a special unveiling took place when Mr Rosewell pulled the cord to revel that court number nine at the club was now named in his honour.
"The eight grass courts at the club are named in honour of our life members to its great to name number nine court in honour of our special guest and one of this country's greatest tennis players Ken Rosewell," said Mr Rix at the courts on Saturday.
Mr Rosewell who will turn 80 next month thinks the last time he visited Singleton was in 1956 as part of his commitments to country tournaments.
On Saturday morning Mr Rosewell spent time talking tennis to the newly crowned under 18 NSW Country singles champion 16-year-old Rene Boyton and his coach Gary Brenton.