The French Open tennis tournament is named after Roland Garros, a World War I pilot renowned for revolutionizing aerial combat. The tournament was named in his honor a decade after his death in combat.

Roland Garros, a WWI-era pilot, is credited with revolutionizing aerial combat. The major Paris tennis tournament was named after him in 1928, a decade after his death in combat. <img alt="French aviator Roland Garros pictured in the cockpit of an aircraft in 1911." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2918x2062+0+0/resize/2918x2062!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F29%2Fc010ce6340bc813448d538e1cde9%2Fgettyimages-3297851.jpg" /><p>Roland Garro...