Jean Borotra
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Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French Basque tennis champion. He was one of the "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in
Jean Borotra in 1931
Borotra at the 1924 French Championships.
René Lacoste
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Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents; he is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste tenn
Jean Borotra
…open to French nationals and members of French clubs. He only failed to win the U.S. Championships, as he was defeated in the final by his countryman René Lacoste in straight sets, thus missing a career Grand Slam. His 1924 Wimbledon victory made him the first player from outside the English-speaking world to win…
Lacoste wearing his signature insignia, c. 1926
Lacoste in 1922
Lacoste (right) with Otto Froitzheim