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When Mats Wilander met Yannick Noah on 5 June 1983 to face the local hero and the whole of France in the final of the French Open, he seemed the logical favourite. At least that's how he saw himself. As the defending champion, winner of 36 of his last 37 matches on clay, the Swede could not see himself as anything but a winner.
The 63-year-old, who won the 1983 French Open before helping his country to Fed Cup and Davis Cup successes as skipper, was handed the role for his home Games by the French Tennis Federation (FFT) on Thursday.
Mbappé, the star forward of Paris Saint-Germain and captain of the French national team, arrived in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé on Thursday, where he was greeted by hundreds of cheering fans, with traditional dancers performing in his honour.
France's star footballer Kylian Mbappe arrived in Cameroon to an ecstatic welcome from fans Thursday for a visit that includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father's village. Many among the hundreds who greeted the 24-year-old forward were dressed in his Paris Saint-Germain team's football jersey for the occasion. They excitedly screamed his name as he emerged from the airport in the capital Yaounde, according to an AFP journalist. A group of about a hundred traditional dancers performed in his honour.
When Anna Blinkova battled her way into the third round at Roland Garros, ousting the local favourite Caroline Garcia, the young Russian must have thought she had weathered the worst of the French Open’s raucous fans.
PARIS : No French man has won a singles Grand Slam title for 40 years and 1983 French Open champion Yannick Noah has a piece of advice for the local youngsters - pack your bags and leave the country.
PARIS : World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday.
PARIS (Reuters) - The French tennis federation (FFT) has appointed a team of psychologists to help the local players amid a long dry spell in Grand Slams.