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Après la pluie, le beau temps. A 35mm glimpse into the early days of
the 2022 French Open.

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[vc_empty_space height="45px"]Above: Coco Gauff, Rafael Nadal, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Alize Cornet, Benoit Paire, Maria Sakkari, Grigor Dimitrov, Daria Kastakina, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Francis Tiafoe, Paula Badosa, Botic van de Zandschulp and Novak Djokovic in Paris.[vc_empty_space height="45px"][vc_row full_width="stretch_row"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_tweetmeme share_via="racqetmagazine"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_facebook type="button_count"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="SUBSCRIBE TO RACQUET" font_container="tag:h5|font_size:45px|text_align:center"]

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