Mathieu Canac

Mathieu Canac

Like Carlos Alcaraz, Mathieu was born on May 5, but in 1987. After starting to write for football magazines, Mathieu Canac started his foray into tennis by launching the blog Prize Marteau (which has since become a Facebook page and a Twitter account). What started as a hobby has since led him to contribute to We Are Tennis, Eurosport.fr, and the Courts magazine.

Latest articles

Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz during the trophy presentation of the 2022 Madrid Open
December 28, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 12 – Zverev, on Alcaraz: “You beat us all and you are five years old”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Ash Barty and Iga Swiatek, Mutua Madrid Open 2021
December 27, 2022

Barty retires: a regret for the interest of tennis and, perhaps, for the evolution of Swiatek

With the retirement of Ash Barty, tennis may have missed out on a...
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Mathieu Canac
Ash Barty announces her retirement in a video released on social media
December 25, 2022

The Quotes of 2022, Episode 11 – World No 1 Barty: “I’m retiring from tennis”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a return, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Nick Kyrgios and Ben Stiller at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters
December 25, 2022

The Quotes of 2022, Episode 10 – Nick Kyrgios and Ben Stiller

As 2022 comes to an end, Tennis Majors offers you a return, in...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Andrey Rublev at the 2022 Vienna Open
December 24, 2022

The Quotes of 2022, Episode 9 – Rublev: “Peace for all”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a return, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Felix Auger-Aliassime at the 2022 National Bank Open
December 24, 2022

The Quotes of 2022, Episode 8 – Auger-Aliassime: “Jo (Tsonga) was my number No 1 idol”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a return, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Juan Martin del Potro retires
December 23, 2022

The quotes of 2022: Episode 7 – Del Potro: “I’m happy, because I’m retiring, probably, on the court”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Tsitsipas and Medvedev
December 23, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 6 – Tsitsipas: “Medvedev is not the most mature person”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Rafael Nadal
December 22, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 5 – Nadal: “We didn’t know if I was going to be able to come back on the circuit”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Bernard Tomic
December 22, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 4 – Tomic: “I will win Wimbledon before I retire”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Tsitsipas and Bublik
December 21, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 3: Alexander Bublik – ‘Thank you, Stefanos!’

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Novak Djokovic
December 21, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 2 – Djokovic: ‘I’m heading Down Under with an exemption …Let’s go!’

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a review, in chronological order and...
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Mathieu Canac
Tsitsipas and Zverev
December 20, 2022

The quotes of 2022, episode 1 – Tsitsipas answers Zverev: “We’ll see who deserves to be in the top 3”

To end 2022, Tennis Majors offers you a series highlighting the outstanding, inspiring...
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Mathieu Canac
Moretton at Strasbourg 2021
November 22, 2022

Moretton, in L’Équipe: “The Davis Cup was a great tool for promoting tennis. We gave in to the allure of money.”

In L'Équipe, Gilles Moretton, president of the FTT, reaffirmed his position against the...
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Mathieu Canac
Nadal 2022
August 12, 2022

Race for ATP No 1 heats up again as Nadal arrives in Cincinnati

The No 1 ranking could go back to Rafael Nadal after Cincinnati. Here's...
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Mathieu Canac
Roger Federer
March 3, 2022

Lüthi gives update on Roger Federer’s progress – “I can’t imagine him playing at Wimbledon right now”

In an interview with Tages-Anzeiger on Wednesday, Severin Lüthi gave news of Roger...
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Mathieu Canac
Rafael Nadal, Melbourne en 2022
January 2, 2022

Did you miss the start of the tennis season this weekend? Here’s 10 things to know

Still recovering from new year's celebrations and missed the start of the 2022...
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Mathieu Canac
Daniil Medvedev, Masters 2021
November 16, 2021

Why Sinner can still qualify for Turin semi-finals – and how Medvedev has already done it

The world No 2 has already won the Red Group - and a...
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Mathieu Canac
Rafael Nadal, Roland-Garros 2021
September 19, 2021

Rafael Nadal: “Over the years, you also have to be realistic, things are more complicated”

Giving news of his left foot, Rafael Nadal is aware of this fact:...
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Mathieu Canac
July 7, 2021

Netflix unveils trailer on Naomi Osaka docu-series

The docu-series titled "Naomi Osaka" is scheduled for release on July 16
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Mathieu Canac
Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2018
June 25, 2021

Barty and Williams on collision course; everything you need to know about the Wimbledon women’s singles draw

The world No 1 and the seven-times champion could meet in the semi-finals...
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Mathieu Canac