Defector's tennis desk has spent the past week and change watching the French Open. Two-thirds of said desk have done so in person, and one-third of the desk is currently in the stands at Roland-Garros. In a discussion that took place alongside Novak Djokovic's wily, rocky fourth-round matchup with Francisco Cerundolo, Giri, Owen, and Patrick took stock of the draw so far, considered the limits of mortality, and discussed a couple of meltdowns. Patrick Redford: Bonjour mes amis. It is time to put down those umbrellas for the first time in a while and consider whether Courentin Moutet is the greatest French tennis player of all-time, or whether that honor even needs the national qualifier, though before we get into anything too tennisy, I wanted to get scene reports from both of you pavement-pounding asses. What did you see on the Roland-Garros grounds?

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