Ivan Lendl adorns the cover of two French tennis books, which are presented here in more detail. Alan Page’s ‘Les grands défis du tennis’ (‘The major challenges of tennis’) was published in 1988 and contains short portraits of tennis legends of the time as well as many stunning photos by Henri Szwarc, which are the real highlight of this 95-page book. The tennis guide ‘Perfectionnez votre tennis’ (‘Perfect your tennis’) by Piacentini and Missaglia was released as early as 1981. It is also illustrated throughout in color and is aimed at advanced tennis players on its 159 pages.