Borotra retained his three titles—singles, doubles and mixed doubles—in the French covered courts championships at Paris. His partners were Destremeau, a colt Jie is proclaiming as a coming world champion, and Mlle. Tribarne, in Jean’s eyes another Lenglen. 'The ancient has now won 52 of these championships. He may never be defeated until iu some distant year his feet get tangled in his flowing beard, and he is carried off the courts a cot case.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 138, 6 March 1936, Page 8
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