Chatrier, only instead of competing, he was going to be feted by the French tennis federation for all that he accomplished on the red clay.

Rafa, Roger, Novak and Andy.The names roll off the tongue for the modern-day tennis fan as quickly as John, Paul, George and Ringo do for a Beatles geek.This fab four - or the Big Four as they are known - of the ATP Tour's post-millennium golden era are not seen together much these days,

An emotional Rafael Nadal, who retired in November, was honored with a farewell ceremony on Court Philippe-Chatrier, where he won a record 14 French Open championships.