Carole Bouchard

Carole Bouchard is a French tennis writer and broadcaster, for French and international media. She is the author of "The Quest: Novak Djokovic's decade of chasing at Roland-Garros came to an end, unlocking history" (2017). A former L'Equipe newspaper reporter who has since gone independent, Carole travels the Tour all year long.

Latest articles

Andy Murray 2025 (Zuma/Psnewz)
April 27, 2025

Andy Murray on missing the one-week Masters 1000s, and reminding players: “You always have the choice not to play.”

In an interview at the Madrid Masters, the former world No 1 said...
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Naomi Osaka and Patrick Mouratoglou (@MouratoglouTennisAcademy)
April 21, 2025

“I feel stronger,” says Naomi Osaka ahead of Madrid

Naomi Osaka took a break after Miami to prepare herself for the clay...
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Carlos Alcaraz, Monte-Carlo, 2025
April 12, 2025

“My best match of the tournament” – Alcaraz hits peak form at right time in Monte-Carlo

The Spaniard was delighted to have overcome some of his recent demons when...
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Alize Cornet
March 24, 2025

Alize Cornet to come out of retirement: “You thought you’d got rid of me but you haven’t”

The 35-year-old retired after Roland-Garros last year but will return to the Tour...
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Riccardo Piatti
February 28, 2025

“Alcaraz and Sinner had Nadal and Djokovic as goals. It was all about how they could beat them,” says renowned coach Riccardo Piatti as he shares his method and his thoughts on today’s game

Riccardo Piatti has coached some of the biggest names in the game, men...
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Holger Rune, Australian Open, 2025
February 1, 2025

Davis Cup: Denmark earn epic comeback win over Serbia, Argentina take out Norway

Holger Rune helped his country overturn a 2-0 deficit to Serbia but Casper...
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Ugo Humbert, Davis Cup, 2023
February 1, 2025

Humbert and Fils give France 2-0 lead over Brazil in Davis Cup

Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert earned the wins for France as they took...
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Carole Bouchard
Tomas Berdych (© Katerina Sulova/AP/SIPA)
December 18, 2024

“The Big 4 managed to get the maximum out of me,” says Tomas Berdych as he gets involved in tennis again

Tomas Berdych fought his whole career with the Big 4. Now a Davis...
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Sam Sumyk Rome 2022
December 11, 2024

Sam Sumyk, the coach who switched from the WTA to the ATP: “Now we don’t give you the time you need”

In an exclusive interview, the Frenchman details his move from coaching women to...
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Ugo Humbert, Rolex Paris Masters 2024
December 5, 2024

UTS Grand Final London: Humbert determined to “take it to the next level” in 2025

Ugo Humbert returns to UTS to win the crown and hone his skills...
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Jérémy Baudu
Casper Ruud
November 11, 2024

Ruud: “I’m not full of confidence”

Ruud hopes that this victory over Carlos Alcaraz heralds great things for Turin
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January 10, 2024, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Marin Cilic of Croatia seen in action during the second match of Day 1 of the Care Wellness Kooyong Classic Tennis Tournament against Sir Andy Murray ( not pictured) of Great Britain at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Final score; Marin Cilic 6-3, 5-7 Andy Murray. || 282783_0073 1 Cilic classic CLUB Croatia day game LAWN Marin match player players PRESS second sports tennis Tournament zagency zlast24 zselect Zuma ZUMAPRESS.com zwire
November 5, 2024

Exclusive: “A lot of people have asked me why the hell I was going through this”- Marin Cilic on his comeback

Marin Cilic is back, at 36, after two knee surgeries, determined to get...
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Carole Bouchard
Gaël Monfils and Richard Gasquet, Dubaï 2020
October 22, 2024

Gasquet and Monfils among Paris Masters wildcards

The FFT announced on Tuesday the names of the players who have received...
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Katerina Siniakova showing her Wimbledon trophy back home in Prague in 2024 (CTK Photobank_Panoramic).jpg
October 7, 2024

“I’ve achieved a lot in doubles, but no one cares,” says Katerina Siniakova

Katerina Siniakova took some time before starting her tournament in Wuhan to reflect...
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Carole Bouchard
Medvedev-Sinner
September 3, 2024

US Open: Sinner – Medvedev, the final before the final

Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev meet for a place in the last four...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas, US Open, 2024
August 28, 2024

“I’m not the player I used to be” – Tsitsipas’ struggles continue with US Open first-round loss

Stefanos Tsitsipas finds himself at a crossroads after his latest disappointing defeat in...
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Maciej Ryszczuk, Iga Swiatek's physiotherapist, strength and conditioning coach (Zuma / Panoramic)
June 9, 2024

“We didn’t know how she was going to react”: Ryszczuk built Swiatek’s body to support her mind

Maciej Ryszczuk has been working on turning Iga Swiatek into a top athlete...
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Daria Abramowicz, in red, watching Iga Swiatek's triumph in Paris.
June 8, 2024

Daria Abramowicz: “I am so proud of her, because it was so hard”

As Iga Świątek clinched her fourth trophy at Roland-Garros and so her fifth...
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Jiri Lehecka in Indian Wells
April 29, 2024

“He’s 600 in the world, so I should be the favourite,” laughs Lehecka before facing Nadal in Madrid

The Czech says he will try to remove fear from his mind when...
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Rafael Nadal
April 16, 2024

Rafael Nadal after his Barcelona victory: “The most important thing is to have played”

Rafael Nadal says his aim is no longer to win tournaments, and that...
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Carole Bouchard
Alex de MInaur Australian Open 2024
March 3, 2024

“One of my best weeks on the circuit” – De Minaur

Alex de Minaur defended his title at the ATP 500 in Acapulco, but...
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