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

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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Aryna Sabalenka, Rome 2026
May 9, 2026

Sabalenka cites lower-back and hip issue after Rome exit, plans “days off” before Roland-Garros

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Aryna Sabalenka, Rome 2026
May 9, 2026

Cirstea stuns Sabalenka in three on Campo Centrale as world No. 1 falls in Rome

Sorana Cirstea was 6-2, 2-0 down and 36 years old in the final...
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Félix Auger-Aliassime, Rome 2026
May 9, 2026

Navone and the cramps upset Auger-Aliassime in a double tie-break, Felix third Top 10 out in Rome

Mariano Navone (No 44) stunned Félix Auger-Aliassime (No 4) 7-6(4), 7-6(5) at the...
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Jasmine Paolini, Rome 2026
May 9, 2026

Mertens saves three match points to dethrone Paolini and end Italian’s two-year top-10 run

Jasmine Paolini stood three points from the round of 16 in Rome and...
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Pablo Llamas Ruiz, Roma 2026
May 9, 2026

Qualifier Llamas Ruiz outlasts Moutet over three hours to extend Cinderella run in Rome

Pablo Llamas Ruiz arrived at the Foro Italico as a qualifier ranked No....
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Coco Gauff, Roma 2026
May 9, 2026

Gauff drops first set, then loses just one service game to reach Rome last 16

Coco Gauff hit herself on the head with her racket after losing the...
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Tomas Machac, Rome 2025
May 9, 2026

Machac withdraws from Rome with illness, Medvedev through on walkover

Czech world number 53 Tomas Machac has pulled out of the Internazionali BNL...
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Dino Prizmic, Rome 2026
May 9, 2026

“I felt his level dropped”: Dino Prizmic, 20, on reading the moment against his idol Novak Djokovic

Dino Prizmic beat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on his Foro Italico debut...
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Novak Djokovic, Rome 2026
May 8, 2026

“A new reality I have to deal with”: Novak Djokovic’s quiet admission after Rome exit

Beaten in three sets by Dino Prizmic in his Rome opener, Novak Djokovic...
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Novak Djokovic, Roma 2026
May 8, 2026

Prizmic ends Djokovic’s perfect Rome opener as Croatian qualifier lands second top-10 win

Dino Prizmic walked onto Campo Centrale to face his idol and walked off...
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