Welcome to the French Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On Day 5, a local favorite kept a dream run going, one player had his racket stolen and on a day of men's chaos, the women's seeds said: No. How did the Parisian fan favorite stay cool? Moïse Kouame's knees buckled. He dropped to the floor and lay flat on his back in the shape of a star. The 17-year-old put his hands over his eyes. He thought he was dreaming.

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