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When I won, I was so over the moon
that I totally forgot about the handshake.
1983 Champion
It was my friend, Mats (Wilander).
He was like a brother to me.
Except that when I held out my hand,
I saw a black man jumping down behind him.
It was my dad, jumping down from really high up,
and running towards me.
So I kind of forgot to shake hands properly.
Roland-Garros is not only the story of two players. It's a story that belongs to everyone.
He always teases me about that -
"You pretend you're a nice guy and all that,
but that was such a lousy handshake!"