PARIS — Tennis does two story lines particularly well: history and novelty.
It was thus quite a final weekend at the French Open. There was the thrill of the new with Jelena Ostapenko, an unseeded 20-year-old, winning the women’s singles title by swinging for the lines without fear or favor.
There was “La Décima” for Rafael Nadal, still hungry for more 12 years after his first title in Paris.
It has been a tennis season for the perennials: Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Nadal have all won major singles titles in their 30s.