Cédric Rouquette

Cédric Rouquette

Passionate about tennis since he discovered the grace of Stefan Edberg's serve-and-volley game in the late 1980s, French and Toulousian Cédric Rouquette quickly understood that his pen had a much better chance of allowing him to be part of the tennis world than his forehand would. Reporter at L'Equipe (2000-2010), editor-in-chief of Eurosport online (2010-2014), he has been the director of the Tennis Majors project since 2020. It is, in a way, a homecoming after having spent six years in the service of the editorial projects of others, at CFJ Paris, at the W School, at the Creafeed agency and in the production company Scrine. He's also known as a great indie pop lover and specialist.

Latest articles

Alexander Zverev, Rome 2026
May 12, 2026

“The worst court I’ve ever played on”: exhausted Alexander Zverev hits back at the Foro Italico after Rome upset

Beaten by Darderi in Rome, Alexander Zverev blamed inconsistent bounces on "the worst...
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Luciano Darderi, Rome 2026
May 12, 2026

Unbelievable: Darderi saves four match points and bagels Zverev to knock out the world No. 3 in Rome

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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 12, 2026

Sinner equals Djokovic’s all-time Masters 1000 win streak with Pellegrino dispatch in Rome

Jannik Sinner (No 1) eased past compatriot Andrea Pellegrino (No 155) 6-2, 6-3...
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Sorana Cirstea, Rome 2026
May 12, 2026

Cirstea reaches first Rome semi-final at 36, downing Ostapenko in her farewell season

Sorana Cirstea (No 26) reached the first Rome semi-final of her career at...
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Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026
May 12, 2026

Musetti out of Rome, out of top 10, and unsure of Roland-Garros after Ruud defeat

The Norwegian dispatched the home favourite 6-3, 6-1 to reach a fifth Rome...
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Arthur Fils, 2026
May 11, 2026

Arthur Fils says scans are clear after Rome retirement, “back to work for Paris”

Arthur Fils has said the scans taken after his Rome retirement are clear,...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 11, 2026

“All the cards on the table”: Sinner confirms Madrid was a question mark in his Roland-Garros plan

Jannik Sinner has confirmed that Madrid was not a sure thing on his...
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Jannik Sinner, Roma 2026
May 11, 2026

Sinner crushes Popyrin in Rome to make history with 25-0 Masters 1000 start to the season

Jannik Sinner (No 1) brushed past Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0 in 65 minutes....
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Coco Gauff, Rome 2026
May 11, 2026

Gauff saves match point to reach third straight Rome quarter-final

Coco Gauff (No 3) recovered to win 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 against Iva Jovic...
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Holger Rune, Rome 2024
May 11, 2026

Rune withdraws from Hamburg and Roland-Garros as Dane refuses to come back at “less than 110%”

Holger Rune is not coming back yet. The 22-year-old Dane, seven months out...
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Coco Gauff, Rome 2026
May 11, 2026

“I’m trying to be transparent but also not give the whole world my business”: Coco Gauff admits off-court struggles

Coco Gauff used her third round Rome press conference to acknowledge months of...
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Sorana Cirstea, Rome 2026
May 11, 2026

“A little door is always open”: Sorana Cirstea, into the Rome second week, hasn’t quite shut the door on staying

Sorana Cirstea was going to retire at the end of 2026. Then, at...
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Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka, Roland-Garros 2024
May 10, 2026

“It was like a check”: the rematch Naomi Osaka has been waiting for, and the test Iga Swiatek wants before Paris

Two years after their Roland-Garros first-round thriller, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek meet...
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Guy Forget, Roland-Garros 2019
May 10, 2026

“There is no one more selfish than a tennis player”: former Roland-Garros head shrugs off the Grand Slam boycott threat

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Elena Rybakina, Rome 2026
May 10, 2026

Rybakina marches past Eala as Rome’s favourites rule this part of the women’s draw

Second seed Elena Rybakina beat unseeded Alex Eala 6-4, 6-3 at the Internazionali...
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Dino Prizmic, Rome 2026
May 10, 2026

“Top 30 at the end of the year”: Djokovic’s conqueror Prizmic sets his target after reaching the Rome second week

Dino Prizmic followed his win over Djokovic with a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of...
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Alexander Zverev, Rome 2026
May 10, 2026

“It’s Sinner who feels the difference, not me”: Zverev says Alcaraz’s absence changes nothing for the rest of the field before the French Open

"Jannik is really, really the heavy favourite. Carlos on clay, when he's healthy,...
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Reilly Opelka, Miami 2025
May 10, 2026

“If you’re not ATP Top 50, you net more as a teaching pro in south Florida”: Reilly Opelka jumps into the prize-money debate

Reilly Opelka replied in the comments of a Patrick Mouratoglou post on Instagram...
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Arthur Fils and Arturo Pellegrino | © Tennis Majors
May 9, 2026

Fils retires after 22 minutes in Rome opener against wild-card Pellegrino

Arthur Fils (No 15) walked off Court Pietrangeli after 22 minutes and four...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 9, 2026

Sinner opens Rome with clinical Ofner win as Masters streak stretches to 29

While Aryna Sabalenka, Jasmine Paolini, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton all fell out...
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Ben Shelton, 2026
May 9, 2026

The seed carnage continues in Rome: Basilashvili reaches first Masters 1000 third round in four years, ousting Shelton in three

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