On June 5, 1983, Yannick Noah capsized the France of happiness by winning Roland-Garros, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. In 1983, the popularity of tennis was at its peak: the Swede Björn Borg totally rewrote the history of modern tennis.

11 years after the lost final of Patrick Proisy (he loses in 4 sets against the Spaniard Andres Gimeno), a Frenchman can mark the history in tennis by winning the tournament.