1995 Roland-Garros Championships

Donald Lipski represents a departure for the French Open poster series. He is the first non-European and sculptor to be commissioned to create the look for the championships. His sculptures are often created from found objects and consist of manipulation of the forms until they create something new and exciting, such as these conjoined racquets. The artist originally designed it with the heads facing upward to symbolize the confrontation of the two players. However, when the sculpture was sent to the tournament committee, it was accidentally reversed, and subsequently became a sentimental interpretation of tennis love.