Daily Black History Facts - June 5, 1983: Yannick Noah made French sporting history. The then 23-year-old defeated defending French Open champion Mats Wilander to become the first Frenchman to take home
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France's Yannick Noah winner of the French Tennis Open against Sweden's Mats Wilander In Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France on May 23th, 1983. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy
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Congratulated by his father France's Yannick Noah winner of the French Tennis Open against Sweden's Mats
![France's Yannick Noah winner of the French Tennis Open against Sweden's Mats Wilander In Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France on May 23th, 1983. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy France's Yannick Noah winner of the French Tennis Open against Sweden's Mats Wilander In Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France on May 23th, 1983. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DP438W/frances-yannick-noah-winner-of-the-french-tennis-open-against-swedens-mats-wilander-in-roland-garros-stadium-paris-france-on-may-23th-1983-photo-by-henri-szwarcabacapresscom-2DP438W.jpg)