What Babolat is known for
Lyon family firm since 1875 — inventor of the tennis string, racquets of champions from Nadal onward. BBC (2014): began making tennis strings in 1875, two years before Wimbledon; remains family-owned and still uses the original Lyon premises.
In the press
- TIME 2010
How ORBIS reads this city
Best for — Tennis racquets, strings, and court gear.
Your atlas
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