The former world number 3 returns for Le Figaroon the twenty years of his victory at Roland-Garros. Happily, even if she considers that her victory is not appreciated for its true value: “You have to accept me as I am. I am not a hundred percent French. I was born in Canada. I grew up in the United States. My dad was American. My mom is French. My father chose for me when I was 13 years old. I left to live in France, when I had never studied French. English is my mother tongue. Even today, I have an accent and I make mistakes when I speak (…) the last time France was titled at Roland-Garros in singles, it was me. I played three finals (1994, 2000 and 2005). Who is the French representative who did this in the history of modern tennis? Even today, I feel that I am not accepted as Mary the Frenchwoman. ”
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