In the opulent living room of an apartment located on the top floors of a luxury building on Boulevard d'Auteuil, a chair sits in the middle of the living room near the terrace.
For twenty years that they have been living in Boulogne-Billancourt, right in front of the mythical Parisian stadium, Dominique and Bernard have got into the habit of camping there, sitting in front of the wide open window to enjoy a unique view of the courts without having to pay a penny.
"
We're not bad here
," laughs the hostess, a tennis lover, like her husband, revealing the exceptional panorama of one of the world's temples of the little yellow ball.
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"
In general, we sit on the balcony to enjoy the matches and the atmosphere, sipping a drink
," she says.
The sight would make any Grand Slam tournament lover swoon.
At the foot of their home, on the other side of the street, players scrap metal on four courts surrounded by alleys teeming with spectators.
On the left you can see…
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