At home, keen-eyed Australians were kept into the wee hours on Sunday morning to see Ash Barty seal her maiden singles major crown.
However, just a few hours from Paris, the Australian men's cricket team were in London preparing for their blockbuster World Cup clash with India.
While that match didn't go to plan for the Australians, their well-wishes helped Barty get across the line as the 23-year-old won the French Open final in straight sets.
Barty took down Marketa Vondrousova in Paris, bringing her career full circle after she left the tour while a promising teenager and junior Wimbledon champion.
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When she came home, Barty picked up cricket and eventually played for Brisbane Heat in the inaugural Women's Big Bash League season.
The Queenslander's triumph at Roland-Garros last weekend marked an incredible turnaround after she returned to tennis barely without a ranking in 2016.
National men's cricket coach Justin Langer is in charge of a team mad on sport - notably Steve Smith, who is a massive tennis fan. He even says so on his Instagram profile. Barty herself follows the cricketers' journeys and interacts with the team's social media accounts.
After the India match, Langer revealed how his players took inspiration from Barty's win, just like they did following a trip to Gallipoli prior to the World Cup.
"I was so pumped for Ash," Langer told reporters.
"I sent her a text message, and all the boys sent her a video message before the game.
"She loves her cricket, doesn't she? I watched the whole game, she was brilliant. Ruthless.
"I actually said to the boys, the advice you would have given Ash Barty, whatever you said to her, say to yourself.
"She was great, we're pumped for her."
After claiming the French Open title, Barty credited her cricket stint for saving her tennis career.
Barty made several friends along the way, including Australia representatives Beth Mooney and Jess Jonassen.
However, she always kept tennis at an arm's length, even if it meant hitting a few balls down at West Brisbane Tennis Club with junior coach Jim Joyce.
"It truly was an amazing period of my life... I met an amazing group of people who couldn't care less whether I could hit a tennis ball or not," she said.
"They accepted me, and they got to know Ash Barty, they got to know me. I still have those relationships to this very day.
"I got an amazing amount of messages over the last couple of days from those cricket girls who were some of my best friends.
"The way they are accepting of someone new coming into their locker room, into their dressing room and into their sport, was amazing.
"They are truly an incredible group of girls that I know I'll have a relationship with for the rest of my life and a friendship with for the rest of my life."
