His tendency to wear out practice partners proved so frustrating that Lacoste created the first the world's tennis ball machine, a hand-cranked device he called "lance-balle." Later, Lacoste created the game's first metal tennis racket.
His tendency to wear out practice partners proved so frustrating that Lacoste created the first the world's tennis ball machine, a hand-cranked device he called "lance-balle." Later, Lacoste created the game's first metal tennis racket.