Seeing a Briton in a big clay-court final – and their name not being Andy Murray – is still not something we are used to.
Jack Draper’s recent run to the Madrid Open final, where he lost in three close sets to Casper Ruud, was the backbone of an impressive clay-court swing for the British number one.
But the French Open has historically not been synonymous with British singles success.
Andy Murray reached the 2016 final, but Sue Barker was Britain’s last singles champion in the French capital back in 1976.
Last year all six Britons who competed in the singles went out in the first round – the third time that has happened this century.
At the time, Dan Evans said he and his compatriots were “in the best spot” on clay for “a long time”- and he may actually have had a point.
But what tools are needed to succeed on clay?