Francis Cherian ·
Trivandrum Medical College
Having Rafa pulled away due to injury,Novak has a free ride to the finals except in the round of 16 his opponent ,the Spaniard,Roberto Bautista Agut may give him problems.But I predict that Djoker will prevail and go to the Finals where he will beat Stan or Andy or anybody else in the finals and hoist the Coupe Des Mousquetaires Trophy this coming Sunday.Go Djoker,go!!!!
La
Coupe des Mousquetaires (
English: The Musketeers' Trophy) is the
trophy awarded to the winner of the
Men's Singles competition at the
French Open.
The trophy was created in its current form in 1981, after
Philippe Chatrier, then president of the
Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), offered jewellers in
Paris the opportunity to redesign it.
[1] It is supposed to symbolise the victories of four famous French tennis players, who together make up the "
Four Musketeers" :
Jacques Brugnon,
Jean Borotra,
Henri Cochet and
René Lacoste.
The design eventually chosen was that of the family jeweller
Mellerio. The trophy has a wide aperture, bordered with vine leaves and decorated with two swan-shaped handles.
The trophy is housed in the office of the president of the FFT, and is only removed once every year when the Men's Singles winner at the French open is announced. The winner does not get to keep the actual trophy; a new
replica is produced every year.
[1] The replica, which is always slightly smaller than the original, is made from a sheet of solid
silver, and takes over one hundred hours to complete.
[1]
The trophy weighs around 14 kg, is 21 cm high and 19 cm wide.
[1]
The female equivalent of La Coupe des Mousquetaires, awarded to the winner of the
Women's Singles competition, is the
Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.
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