No French player has won Roland Garros since Yannick Noah in 1983. French Tennis Federation has appointed Ivan Ljubicic as head of Ambition 2024 mission.

French players have been criticised for lack of dedication and mental strength. Roland-Garros editor: "quantity of players at expense of quality of talent""As if Real Madrid had won nothing" says former coach of Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, who won in 2015 at the Porte d'Auteuil.