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

Aryna Sabalenka, Stuttgart 2021
May 3, 2022

Without control, power is nothing : why the biggest hitters don’t have everything their own way

At the sweet spot of fire vs ice and risk vs pragmatism lives...
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Carole Bouchard
February 20, 2022

Djokovic’s legacy at risk, Nadal flips the GOAT script – Match Points # 37

In his interview with the BBC Novak Djokovic says he will not get...
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Josh Cohen
February 19, 2022

VIDEO: “Novak Djokovic is badly advised”

The world No 1 has made some of his views clear - but...
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Josh Cohen
February 18, 2022

VIDEO: “No one would have thought that the Grand Slams race will be determined by Djokovic’s vaccination status”

Find out what the Match Points panel think of the world No 1's...
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Josh Cohen
Dmitry Tursunov, 2022
January 18, 2022

Dmitry Tursunov, the frank interview with the outspoken coach who helped Kontaveit to become a winning machine

Dmitry Tursunov, former Top 20 player and winner of the Davis Cup in...
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Carole Bouchard
Ashleigh Barty, Adélaïde 2022
January 13, 2022

Barty and Osaka round of 16 clash; everything you need to know about the 2022 Australian Open women’s singles draw

World No 1 Ash Barty and two-time champion Naomi Osaka are slated to...
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Carole Bouchard
Hugo Gaston, Rolex Paris Masters, 2021
November 5, 2021

Hugo Gaston’s steely nerves prevail over faltering Alcaraz

The Frenchman moved from the qualifying draw to the quarter-finals of the Rolex...
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Carole Bouchard
Louis Borfiga
October 21, 2021

Canada’s miracle-worker Borfiga: ‘There’s no reason for it not to happen in France too’

French tennis has placed a lot of hope in the return of new...
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Carole Bouchard
Novak Djokovic, still on course for making history.
September 9, 2021

Djokovic: “If I start to think about it too much, it burdens me mentally”

Just two wins away from the calendar-year Grand Slam, the world No 1...
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Carole Bouchard
September 8, 2021

Raducanu keeping her impressive calm in the whirlwind: “I don’t want to get ahead of myself”

Emma Raducanu is living the dream in New York, but she's also extremely...
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Carole Bouchard
Auger-Aliassime - US Open
September 8, 2021

Felix Auger-Aliassime: “I’ve gotten impatient sometimes”

Felix Auger-Aliassime has been waiting some time to get his Grand Slam breakthrough....
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Carole Bouchard
Leylah Fernandez
September 8, 2021

Fernandez: “I was only thinking of trusting myself”

The young Canadian keeps showing an incredible amount of composure under pressure. And...
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Carole Bouchard
September 8, 2021

Medvedev says “experience helps” heading into US Open semi-finals

Daniil Medvedev has not been wasting his good draw and he intends to...
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Carole Bouchard
Maria Sakkari at the 2021 US Open
September 7, 2021

Maria Sakkari’s secret? “I just tried to be braver”

The Greek showed again that when you go bold, you can start winning...
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Carole Bouchard
Novak Djokovic at the 2021 US Open
September 7, 2021

Berrettini’s “Hammer of tennis”, the next step in Djokovic’s plan for the Grand Slam

The all-conquering Serb is now just three matches away from the calendar-year Grand...
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Carole Bouchard
Felix Auger-Aliassime, ready to roar.
September 6, 2021

FAA: “I’m more and more confident I can be at this stage more often”

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is fast becoming the Grand Slam player he always felt...
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Carole Bouchard
Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates.
September 6, 2021

Leylah Fernandez: “I’m not surprised of anything that’s happening right now”

Leylah Fernandez is on a roll in New York, displaying an incredible level...
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Carole Bouchard
Shelby Rogers, star of the Saturday night.
September 5, 2021

Rogers: “I will never forget that moment”

Shelby Rogers produced the comeback of the season to upset Ash Barty and...
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Carole Bouchard
Novak Djokovic
September 5, 2021

Djokovic: “I’m not surprised when I win Slams because that’s always a goal.”

Novak Djokovic had to fight to get through Kei nishikori, but the World...
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Carole Bouchard
Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates.
September 4, 2021

Believing in herself is “natural” for Fernandez: “From a very young age, I knew I was able to beat anyone”

Leylah Fernandez kept believing she was going to beat Naomi Osaka, and she...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2021 US Open
September 4, 2021

Tsitsipas: “My intentions are not to be loved by everyone”

Stefanos Tsitsipas will not keep very fond memories of this US Open with...
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Carole Bouchard