Tennis - ATP 1000 Masters - Madrid Open - Gael Monfils of France v Gilles Simon of France - Madrid, Spain - 8/5/17 - Monfils returns the ball. REUTERS/Susana Vera
PARIS (Reuters) - No French man has lifted the Musketeers' Cup in over three decades and there is no sign of the frustrating and painful wait ending for one of tennis's leading nations at this year's French Open.
A lack of consistency at the highest level, fragile bodies and an outstanding generation barring their way make it difficult to imagine a French successor to their last men's singles champion Yannick Noah any time soon at Roland Garros.
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