From left: Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra won the Davis Cup six times between 1927 and 1932.
The Four Musketeers —
From left: Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra won the Davis Cup six times between 1927 and 1932.
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From left: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet prepare for their 2011 Davis Cup challenge.
The New Musketeers —
From left: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet prepare for their 2011 Davis Cup challenge.
Cochet, known as "the Ball Boy of Lyon," returns a shot against Borotra in the semifinals at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships. Borotra won, but lost in the final to Lacoste.
Wimbledon wonders —
Cochet, known as "the Ball Boy of Lyon," returns a shot against Borotra in the semifinals at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships. Borotra won, but lost in the final to Lacoste.
Known as "The Crocodile" -- the logo on his shirt would become the symbol of his clothing label -- Lacoste also won the Wimbledon title in 1928, beating Cochet in the final.
'The Crocodile' smiles —
Known as "The Crocodile" -- the logo on his shirt would become the symbol of his clothing label -- Lacoste also won the Wimbledon title in 1928, beating Cochet in the final.
Brugnon, left, was a double specialist who never won a singles grand slam. He and Cochet leave the court after beating Americans Vincent Richards and Howard Kinsey in the 1926 Wimbledon final.
Double the joy —
Brugnon, left, was a double specialist who never won a singles grand slam. He and Cochet leave the court after beating Americans Vincent Richards and Howard Kinsey in the 1926 Wimbledon final.
Borotra was denied a career grand slam by Lacoste in the final of the 1926 U.S. Open. "The Bounding Basque" served in the Vichy government during the Nazi occupation of France.
'The Bounding Basque' —
Borotra was denied a career grand slam by Lacoste in the final of the 1926 U.S. Open. "The Bounding Basque" served in the Vichy government during the Nazi occupation of France.
Of the new breed, Tsonga has come closest to winning a grand slam, losing in the final of the 2008 Australian Open.
Tsonga celebrates —
Of the new breed, Tsonga has come closest to winning a grand slam, losing in the final of the 2008 Australian Open.
Monfils dances in front of his teammates after France beat Argentina in last year's Davis Cup semifinals on home soil in Lyon.
Magic Monfils —
Monfils dances in front of his teammates after France beat Argentina in last year's Davis Cup semifinals on home soil in Lyon.
Like Tsonga, the seventh-ranked Monfils excites fans with his athletic ability on the tennis court.
Monfils leaps —
Like Tsonga, the seventh-ranked Monfils excites fans with his athletic ability on the tennis court.
Gasquet won a mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open as a teenager, but has yet to fulfill his early promise.
The child prodigy —
Gasquet won a mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open as a teenager, but has yet to fulfill his early promise.
Simon has been ranked as high as sixth in the world, but lost in the fourth round of the 2011 U.S. Open to American John Isner.
Gilles Simon —
Simon has been ranked as high as sixth in the world, but lost in the fourth round of the 2011 U.S. Open to American John Isner.