France’s Alize Cornet wears a black ribbon on her dress in her first-round win over Renata Vorakova at Roland Garros as a tribute to Stephane Vidal, who recently passed away due to a brain tumor. Vidal was the 32-year-old coach and fiancé of fellow player Virginie Razzano.
"I will not be the only one to wear this black ribbon," Cornet told reporters. "It's really moving for all of us and, I'm a good friend of Virginie's. The French players pay a tribute to Stephane to show Virginie that we would support her daily because we're always by her side. It's very tough for her, and I hope that we can enjoy playing doubles together. I thought about Stephane and Virginie when I had when I was too much stress [on court], and what they're going through. I thought, I'm so lucky to be here, all this stress on my shoulders. It's so much like nothing at all compared to what happened between them. It was a sign. I'll keep it throughout the tournament, and each match I'll play my victories will be for her, because it's someone I really loved."