Tennis star and style icon Lea Pericoli dies
Source: BBC
GettyLea Pericoli wearing a Victorian lace tennis outfit by Teddy Tinling at Wimbledon in 1970Lea Pericoli, Italian tennis star of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89. Regarded as one of her country's top players, she reached the last 16 of the French Open twice and the Wimbledon championships three times.Pericoli, who was born on 22 March 1935 in Milan, later became a popular television presenter and journalist,…
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