Laurent Binet and Antoine Benneteau, the bullet in the skin

Laurent Binet and Antoine Benneteau publish with Plon editions, "The dictionary in love with tennis".

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By: Jean-François Cadet Follow

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Lovers of rackets and the yellow ball, Laurent Binet and Antoine Benneteau present their "Dictionary of tennis lovers", published by Plon editions.

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On the one hand, Laurent Binet.

Left-handed, a fan of serve-volley.

Best ranking: 15/3.

Born in Paris in 1972. Special features: a Prix Goncourt for the first novel, a Prix du Roman Fnac, a Grand Prix du Roman from the Académie Française.

On the other side of the net, Antoine Benneteau, right-hander follower of the two-handed backhand.

Pro since 2003. Best ranking: 370th at ATP.

Born in Bourg-en-Bresse in 1986. Distinctive features: director, documentary producer, television host on Eurosport.

His brother Julien was ranked in the Top 50 (tennis obviously).

Laurent Binet and Antoine Benneteau are gathered for more than 500 pages around a small yellow ball, and those who knock in it.

A few days before the kick-off of the Roland-Garros tournament, they publish their “

Tennis lovers dictionary

”.

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