Pierre Etchebaster is widely considered history's greatest player of real tennis (in France "jeu de paume"), the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis (which has usurped the name "tennis"), is descended. Born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, a Basque fishing village, he served in the French Army during World War I before returning home to become the French champion in "main nués", "pala" and "chistera", … Wikipedia
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