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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Maja Chwalinska, Roland-Garros 2026
June 6, 2026

A Roland-Garros finalist, a Wimbledon wild card still – and a holiday before either

Maja Chwalinska, the surprise Roland-Garros runner-up, faces an unusual challenge: despite her new...
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Mirra Andreeva, Roland-Garros 2026
June 6, 2026

“I wanted to impersonate Roger”: how watching Federer in Paris shaped Andreeva’s title run

After a spring of frayed nerves, Mirra Andreeva spent her Roland-Garros fortnight watching...
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Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalinska, Roland-Garros 2026
June 6, 2026

Andreeva wins her first Grand Slam title at Roland-Garros, the dawn of a new era

Mirra Andreeva (No 8), 19, beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalińska 6-3, 6-2 in...
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Mirra Andreeva, Roland-Garros 2026
June 6, 2026

The opponent in the mirror: how Mirra Andreeva taught herself to feel just enough

Mirra Andreeva's path to her first Grand Slam final is a testament to...
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Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli, Munich 2026 | © Steffie Wunderl/DPA/SIPA
June 5, 2026

“He’s my reference”: Cobolli on facing Zverev in Roland-Garros final

Flavio Cobolli describes Alexander Zverev as his "main point of reference" and a...
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Jakub Mensik, Roland-Garros 2026
June 5, 2026

“A stiff neck which didn’t allow me to do some movements”: Mensik’s physical restriction in his semi-final defeat

akub Mensik pointed to a stiff neck that limited his movement during his...
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Flavio Cobolli, Roland-Garros 2026
June 5, 2026

“You lose the rhythm”: Flavio Cobolli weighs the cost of a walkover into the final

Flavio Cobolli reflects on the mixed blessing of a walkover into his first...
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Matteo Arnaldi, Roland-Garros 2026
June 5, 2026

“I can’t move, I can’t eat, I can’t drink”: the morning Matteo Arnaldi’s first Slam semi-final disappeared

Matteo Arnaldi's Roland Garros semi-final dream ended off-court due to a virus. His...
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Flavio Cobolli, Roland-Garros 2026
June 5, 2026

Breaking: Arnaldi withdraws from Roland-Garros semi-final, Cobolli through to the final to face Zverev

Matteo Arnaldi withdrew from his Roland-Garros semi-final against compatriot Flavio Cobolli on Friday...
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Maja Chwalinska, Roland-Garros 2026
June 5, 2026

Out-of-body, feet on the ground: how Maja Chwalinska holds her fairytale together

World No. 114 Maja Chwalinska, a qualifier, reaches a Grand Slam final. She...
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Alexander Zverev, Roland-Garros 2026
June 5, 2026

Clinical: Zverev reaches his second Roland-Garros final and his fourth Grand Slam final, beating Mensik in four sets

Alexander Zverev defeated Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday afternoon. He'll...
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Maja Chwalinska, Roland-Garros 2026
June 4, 2026

“It cost me a lot physically”: Chwalinska on Roland-Garros final run

The Polish qualifier reached the Roland-Garros final on the back of nine matches...
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Maja Chwalinska, Roland-Garros 2026 | © Javier Garcia/Shutterstock/SIPA
June 4, 2026

The unbelievable story of Maja Chwalinska: the world No. 114 becomes the first qualifier ever to reach the Roland-Garros final

Maja Chwalinska, 24, world No. 114, beat Diana Shnaider (No 25) 7-6(4), 6-4...
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Marta Kostyuk, Roland-Garros 2026
June 4, 2026

“A Grand Slam is nothing compared to that”: the battles Marta Kostyuk won with herself before she ever reached a semi-final

Marta Kostyuk lost her first Grand Slam semi-final, but for her, the real...
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Sandra Zaniewska and Marta Kostyuk | © Owen Reynoldson
June 4, 2026

“Results are just a side effect”: Coach Sandra Zaniewska on the season that took Marta Kostyuk to a maiden Grand Slam semi-final

Marta Kostyuk arrived at her first Roland-Garros semi-final on a 16-0 clay-court streak,...
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Matteo Berrettini reacts to an injury during the quarterfinal of Roland-Garros 2026
June 4, 2026

“I’m so tired of it”: Matteo Berrettini’s comeback ends in a Roland-Garros retirement, and a new injury

The Italian expressed deep frustration over yet another physical setback in Roland-Garros quarter-final,...
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Félix Auger-Aliassime, portrait, February 2026 | ©
June 3, 2026

“I don’t feel like I’m the player I want to be”: Félix Auger-Aliassime cuts a raw figure after Roland-Garros exit

Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered a raw self-assessment after his Roland-Garros quarter-final loss. The Canadian...
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Aryna Sabalenka, Roland-Garros 2026
June 3, 2026

“I got into a very deep, dark hole”: Sabalenka on a collapse that hands Roland-Garros an unpredictable finish

The world No. 1 spoke candidly about the mental spiral that undid her,...
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Joao Fonseca and Jakub Mensik, Roland-Garros 2026
June 3, 2026

“Just really insane”: Mensik and Fonseca were as shocked as you were by their level of play

Jakub Mensik reached his first Grand Slam semi-final with a performance he called...
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Jakub Mensik, Roland-Garros 2026
June 3, 2026

Despite visible scares, Jakub Mensik declares himself healthy

Mensik had a scare during the match itself, feeling discomfort in his left...
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Jakub Mensik, Roland-Garros 2026
June 2, 2026

Mensik ends Fonseca’s run after an immense battle on Chatrier, into his first Grand Slam semi-final

Jakub Mensik (No 26), 20, beat 19-year-old João Fonseca 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(3) in...
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