PARIS: It has been 40 years since a French player last won the men’s singles title at Roland Garros and Yannick Noah’s 1983 achievement is unlikely to be matched this year when the second major of the season starts on Sunday.
However, the French are not alone when it comes to discovering that home is where the hurt is as title droughts for male players have been a regular feature at the other three Slams.
– Australian Open: 47 years –
At the Australian Open, Mark Edmondson has pride of place as the last home player to lift the men’s title — way back in 1976.
Edmondson, ranked 212 in the world, stunned compatriot…
