The French tennis great ultimately squanders lead more than once (7)

I believe the answer is:

leashes

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'lead more than once' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'the french tennis great ultimately squanders' is the wordplay.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'tennis great' becomes 'ashe' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'squanders' is 's'.
'le'+'ashe'+'s'='LEASHES'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for leashes that I've seen before include "Restraints for animals" , "Animal controls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.