The Bentley Fortissimo tennis racquet of 1972 was the first oversize tennis racquet to be produced and demonstrated publicly. Prior to its introduction...
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Although Prince was the first company to patent oversize racquets, the Bentley Fortissimo preceded the patent by two years, causing Germany to invalidate it...
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hard-hitting teen Andrea Jaeger. The first oversize, the fiberglass Bentley Fortissimo from Germany, was praised by racket designers but was considered too...
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aluminum racket was the first oversized racquet to be patented, the Bentley Fortissimo preceded the patent by two years, causing Germany to invalidate the...
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list was narrowed to the final five nominations. Guttentag, Sturman, and Bentley received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary...
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Molly Kayll, Craig Conway The Night Listener Miramax Films / IFC Films / Fortissimo Films Patrick Stettner (director/screenplay); Armistead Maupin, Terry...
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Crystal Cass, Derek Hamilton, Julie Patzwald East Palace, West Palace Fortissimo Films Zhang Yuan (director/screenplay); Wang Xiaobo (screenplay); Si Han...
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