La Coupe des Mousquetaires: Who Were Tennis' Four Musketeers?

La Coupe des Mousquetaires: Who Were Tennis' Four Musketeers?

Their collective name is one of the most sought after prizes in tennis: La Coupe des Mousquetaires, or Musketeers' Cup.

To win Roland Garros is a notable achievement in the sport of tennis. The slow clay courts in Paris require a different skill set than that of the other three Grand Slams.

But who were the Four Musketeers (Jacques Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste), who embodied 'The Three Musketeers' of Alexander Dumas' 1844 novel?

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0:31 tiny error with Roger's win in Paris - it was 2009)). I remember, cos I cried so hard with him 🤣