ITALIAN tennis star and style icon who won Wimbledon three times Lea Pericoli has died aged 89.
The 27-time national champion was a fashion icon in her sporting career and later became a TV presenter and journalist.
Pericoli is said to have revolutionised on-court fashion in the 1950s and 60s – during the conservative era – sporting short dresses and skirts with feathers and frills on.
Italy’s current top player Jannik Sinner shared a photo of him with Pericoli on Instagram, captioning: “A great lady and legend of Italian tennis.
“A special moment I’ll remember forever.”