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Yannick Noah: the Cameroonian-raised tennis star who won the French Open and became a pop singer

Celebrity Buzz Yannick Noah: the Cameroonian-raised tennis star who won the French Open and became a pop singer Yannick Noah, discovered as a boy in Cameroon by Arthur Ashe, won the French Open in 1983, the last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam singles title. He later captained France to Davis Cup victories and became one of France's most popular singers.