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After Socialist candidate Francois Hollande won the French presidential election today, Yannick Noah was on hand at the Place de la Bastille for a celebratory performance.
Noah said on news channel France 2 of the election result, ”It’s a beautiful moment. Lot of joy, a very big emotion.” And when asked about what songs he will perform, he said, ”It does not matter. We are happy [...]
When he’s not singing or making accusations about Spanish tennis players, Yannick Noah can be seen joking around on the tennis court. Today, it was with Amelie Mauresmo during a special charity event at the Paris Open.
(Photos: Reuters)
Want to track the progress of Justin Gimelstob, Amelie Mauresmo, and Yannick Noah in today’s marathon? Check out the ING NYC Marathon Athlete Tracker!
Move over John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. There’s a new marathon man in town, and his name is Justin Gimelstob.
But don’t worry. Your records are safe. Gimelstob is just planning to run a little race that you may have heard of called the ING New York City Marathon. (Will Meb Keflezighi and Derartu Tulu defend [...]
Tennis champs John McEnroe (L), Stefan Edberg (R) and Yannick Noah put on quite a show as they competed in the 7th Jean-Luc Lagardre Cup at the Pierre-de-Coubertin stadium in Paris, France on Sunday.
A Frenchman has not won the French Open since Yannick Noah defeated Mats Wilander to win the title in 1983. In 1988, Henri Leconte made it to the final round but lost to Mats Wilander.
And that is the last time that a Frenchman has been within reach of La Coupe des Mousquetaires.
Does Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the [...]
