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.

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Daniil Medvedev, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

Clay-court Daniil as we like him: Medvedev grinds past Landaluce in Rome

Daniil Medvedev (No 7) lost the opening set 6-1 in 22 minutes, missed...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

Writing his “own story” rather than “chasing records”: dominant Sinner pulls back from the legacy machinery in Rome

Jannik Sinner has broken Djokovic's Masters 1000 record. He doesn't want to talk...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

“I’m going to be alright”: Sinner brushes off fatigue concerns after reaching Rome semi-finals

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Coco Gauff, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

Gauff reaches back-to-back Rome finals with straight-sets win over Cirstea

Coco Gauff (No 4) reached a second straight Rome final with a 6-4,...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

Sinner breaks Djokovic’s record with 32nd straight Masters 1000 win against Rublev in Rome

top seed Jannik Sinner defeated Russian No. 12 seed Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4...
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Sorana Cirstea, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

“In a way it freed me up”: Sorana Cirstea on the late-career breakthrough she didn’t expect

Sorana Cirstea announced this would be her last year on tour. It is...
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Andrey Rublev, 2026
May 14, 2026

Andrey Rublev says he “completely lost” himself – and that the worst is now behind him, thanks to Marat Safin

The world No. 14 Andrey Rublev has given his most personal account yet...
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Luciano Darderi, Rome 2026
May 14, 2026

Darderi outlasts Jódar after smoke, rain and a 2 a.m. finish to reach first Masters 1000 semi-final

Luciano Darderi (No 18) became the eighth Italian in the Open Era to...
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Elina Svitolina, Rome 2026
May 13, 2026

Svitolina turns it around against Rybakina to reach first Rome semi-final since 2018, Swiatek next

Elina Svitolina (No 7) turned the Foro Italico quarter-final around against Elena Rybakina...
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Casper Ruud, Rome 2026
May 13, 2026

Rain, a 6-1 reversal, and a Ruud reset: Norwegian into Rome semi-final just in time to boost confidence before Roland-Garros

Casper Ruud (No 13) reached a first Rome semi-final since 2023 with a...
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Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026
May 13, 2026

Lorenzo Musetti withdraws from Roland-Garros after rectus femoris injury confirmed in Rome

Medical tests on Lorenzo Musetti's left leg have confirmed a rectus femoris injury.
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Iga Swiatek, Rome 2026
May 13, 2026

“More like a clay-court player”: Swiatek is rediscovering the version of her game that won three Roland-Garros titles

Iga Swiatek is into the Rome semi-finals, hasn't faced a break point in...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 13, 2026

“When they come at me, no problem. When they come at my family – that bothers me”: Jannik Sinner on the price of being Italy’s biggest sports star

In a sport built on tennis parents who became inseparable from the story,...
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Lorenzo Musetti, Rome 2026
May 13, 2026

“The future of the season is foggy”: Lorenzo Musetti loses his top-10 status in the same Rome where he first claimed it

The future of the season is foggy." Twelve days before Roland-Garros, Lorenzo Musetti...
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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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