Adriano Panatta has been waiting 50 years for an Italian man to match him with a French Open title
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FILE - Adriano Panatta smiles after the quarter final match of the French Open Tennis Tournament in Paris on Sept. 6, 1976. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)Jannik Sinner, of Italy, is congratulated by former tennis champion Adriano Panatta, right, after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, in the final match to win the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)FILE - Adriano Panatta lifts the cup at the Roland Garros Stadium on March 6, 1976. (AP Photo)Jannik Sinner, of Italy, holds his trophy while Italian President Sergio Mattarella, center, and former tennis champion Adriano Panatta applaud, after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, in the final match to win the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Italy's Flavio Cobolli reacts after winning the quarterfinal tennis match against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime at the French Open in Paris, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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FILE - Adriano Panatta smiles after the quarter final match of the French Open Tennis Tournament in Paris on Sept. 6, 1976. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
