Everybody knows René Lacoste was the first to don a short-sleeved polo shirt on the tennis court -- hence his association with the piece. But fewer know that the French great was also the first to build a steel tennis racket. He was also conceived of the first-ever tennis ball-throwing machine. Now his namesake label is paying homage to his many firsts -- he was also the first French national to win the US National Championships and the Davis Cup -- with the aptly named "René Did It First" col...
Everybody knows René Lacoste was the first to don a short-sleeved polo shirt on the tennis court -- hence his association with the piece. But fewer know that the French great was also the first to build a steel tennis racket. He was also conceived of the first-ever tennis ball-throwing machine. Now his namesake label is paying homage to his many firsts -- he was also the first French national to win the US National Championships and the Davis Cup -- with the aptly named "René Did It First" col...
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