Paris: Just when Magnus Norman’s name was beginning to fade away from French Open folklore, he found a way to return to glory. The Swede had reached the final at Roland Garros in 2000, going down to Gustavo Kuerten 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 as the Brazilian picked up his third French Open title. Norman had then led the biggest coup on the red dirt, guiding Robin Soderling’s cannon balls at Rafael Nadal. Till Novak Djokovic defeated Nadal in the quarter-final at the French Open this year, Soderling had been the only man to beat Nadal on clay in Paris.

 Stanislas Wawrinka poses with the French Open cup with coach Magnus Norman (right) after victory over Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images