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Highlights of the tournament

The men’s singles goes back to best of five sets from the first round. Italy’s Adriano Panatta saves a match point in his opening tie and goes on to win the tournament. And what is more, he beats Björn Borg in the quarter-finals and will end up being the only player ever to defeat the Swede on the Paris clay. 

Britain’s Sue Barker makes the most of the absence of Chris Evert to win the women’s title after the American pulls out to follow the money on offer in the American World Team Tennis (WTT) event.