Tennis club of Menton

At the end of 1874, the English read in the newspapers about the invention of a portable kit for a ball game initially called "Spherism". With these new and flexible rules, tennis quickly gained a following. It spread to fashionable holiday resorts in England and then in France. It was first seen on the beaches, at the instigation of English tourists, then it conquered the lawns of hotels and the gardens of villas. Tennis took its place in this momentum, and was given structures all along...