Tennis Postcard J. Borotra by Edwin Trim

  • Trim Card Jean Borotra
  • French Player
  • Member of the Four Musketeers
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Trim Card Jean Borotra

Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French 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 Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter.

Known as “the Bounding Basque”, he won four Grand Slam singles titles in the French, Australian, and All England Championships.

Condition – Excellent