[HIGHLIGHTS] The immense void left by Nadal in Paris after 18 years: this is Roland Garros without its myth

Rafael Nadal is absent from the French Open for the first time in the last 18 years. The 14-time champion has won more than twice as many titles as the man next to him.

Novak Djokovic has remained as the only representative of the Big Three in Paris. The French public has not always had an affectionate relationship with Nadal, a journalist says."Rafa arrived and generated disenchantment" when Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils started, says Philippe Bouin.