Roland Garros opened with tears, chants and a sea of brick-red T-shirts reading ‘Merci Rafa’ as the French Open paid an emotional tribute on Sunday to Rafael Nadal, the man who conquered its courts like no other.
On the anniversary of the day he first walked on to the court 20 years ago for a second-round match against Xavier Malisse, Nadal returned as a hero to be celebrated by a
