So while I was actually there at Roland-Garros in Paris for the Journée Yannick Noah, mostly I posted only pictures from that day.
Now that I am home, and watching some French Open action on television while an ocean away, it seemed like a good opportunity to post a little bit more in detail about this day. Especially since it will be wrapping up over the weekend. It feels a bit more timely now, in that sense.
Below are some pictures. Some of them I posted already, while others are of the little program that they were giving out on that day.
One of the exhibition matches which I attended was current world number one Jannik Sinner taking on Alexander Blockx, who as I understand it is Belgium's top tennis player at the moment. Not surprisingly, however, Sinner was a bit too much for him.
Another exhibition match featured former French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland against Wu Yibing of China. It was a privilege seeing a class act like Wawrinka, who impressed me with three Grand Slam titles, as well as the Olympic gold medal which he won alongside fellow Swiss star Roger Federer.
There were some other highlights, as well. The biggest of them was an exhibition match featuring French tennis stars, led by Amelie Mauresmo and, of course, Yannick Noah.
Take a look.
Enjoy.
I had the opportunity to actually step onto the red/orange terre batu courts of Roland Garros. Took a picture to remember the occasion.
Current World Number One Jannik Sinner of Italy in action at the French Open on the Journée Yannick Noah
Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka
The now famous statue of Rafael Nadal, who won an astonishing 14 French Open titles, which is easily a record by any one player, man or woman, at any of the single Grand Slam events. It is unlikely to be matched, much less topped.
