French tennis is slowly regaining color, but we are still far from a Grand Slam title. While our European neighbors, such as Spain, Italy or Switzerland, dominate or have dominated world tennis for many years, France is still looking for its champion.
The last French player to have won a major men's title remains Yannick Noah, at Roland-Garros, in 1983. Jean-Paul Loth is also chomping at the bit, but sees avenues for improvement. “Spain is the absolute model”.