Out of 116 matches played at Roland Garros, Nadal has won 112! The longest match ever played by the Spaniard in this tournament lasted 4h53, against the Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu, who eventually succumbed after an epic duel (5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4). ...
A teenager with a passion for nature A lover of nature from a young age, Emelin Dupieux, now 15 years old, has been taking up photography for only three years. He explains: 'Photography, I started only three years ago, precisely to extend this pleasure I had to observe the wildlife that lives ar ...
And if Ladybug's adventures take place in a postcard Paris, it's not just for the folklore! This ladybug-suited vigilante character was imagined by a Frenchman named Thomas Astruc. Seven years after its first appearance on television, this character seduces millions of children in France and in 1 ...
ument? One of the 5 notable facts in his career is his participation in the construction of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty. Although it was another Frenchman, Auguste Bartholdi, who envisioned the famous New York monument, the Eiffel Company created the internal structure of the statue. It was ind ...
937) is best known as the man who revived the Olympic Games at the dawn of the 20th century. But before becoming the founder of modern Olympism, this Frenchman influenced by Anglo-Saxon culture initiated another novelty: the introduction of sports in schools in France. Born into an aristocratic and ...
lympic Games' motto (Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together). The Paralympic Games also have their own anthem. The Anthem of the Future was composed by Frenchman Thierry Darnis and written by Australian Graeme Connors. This anthem, which is played during the raising of the Paralympic flag at the openi ...
