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The City of Love has played host to the 'King of Clay's' greatest triumphs, racking up a tally of 14 French Open victories which few think will ever be bettered.

Song bettered the previous record of 67, which she carded as a sophomore at Balboa to win her first individual title after finishing second behind teammate Chloe Rahn as a freshman.

The image of Beyoncé brandishing that baseball bat has been copied and parodied a million times, but never bettered.

In the final a few hours later, she finished second to Chen Yi of China, who bettered the mark by almost two-tenths of a second.

With a "best of British with a French twang" soundtrack featuring Queen, the Beatles and the national anthems of Britain and France, she bettered that score in Sunday's medal performance.