FILE PHOTO: France's Richard Gasquet in action during his quarter final match at the Monte Carlo Masters against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - When Yannick Noah sparked joyous celebrations around France in 1983 by hoisting the Musketeers' Cup, no one in the country would have guessed that the wait to see the next home-grown men's champion would last at least another 35 years.
As far as Henri Leconte, the last Frenchman to contest a Roland Garros final way back in 1988, is concerned, the chances of that barren run ending in 2018 is almost zero and he planted the blame on the French Tennis Federation (FFT).
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