Carole Bouchard

Carole Bouchard is a French tennis writer and broadcaster, for French and international media. She is the author of "The Quest: Novak Djokovic's decade of chasing at Roland-Garros came to an end, unlocking history" (2017). A former L'Equipe newspaper reporter who has since gone independent, Carole travels the Tour all year long.

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Leylah Fernandez
September 8, 2021

Fernandez: “I was only thinking of trusting myself”

The young Canadian keeps showing an incredible amount of composure under pressure. And...
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Carole Bouchard
September 8, 2021

Medvedev says “experience helps” heading into US Open semi-finals

Daniil Medvedev has not been wasting his good draw and he intends to...
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Maria Sakkari at the 2021 US Open
September 7, 2021

Maria Sakkari’s secret? “I just tried to be braver”

The Greek showed again that when you go bold, you can start winning...
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Novak Djokovic at the 2021 US Open
September 7, 2021

Berrettini’s “Hammer of tennis”, the next step in Djokovic’s plan for the Grand Slam

The all-conquering Serb is now just three matches away from the calendar-year Grand...
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Felix Auger-Aliassime, ready to roar.
September 6, 2021

FAA: “I’m more and more confident I can be at this stage more often”

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is fast becoming the Grand Slam player he always felt...
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Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates.
September 6, 2021

Leylah Fernandez: “I’m not surprised of anything that’s happening right now”

Leylah Fernandez is on a roll in New York, displaying an incredible level...
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Shelby Rogers, star of the Saturday night.
September 5, 2021

Rogers: “I will never forget that moment”

Shelby Rogers produced the comeback of the season to upset Ash Barty and...
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Novak Djokovic
September 5, 2021

Djokovic: “I’m not surprised when I win Slams because that’s always a goal.”

Novak Djokovic had to fight to get through Kei nishikori, but the World...
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Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates.
September 4, 2021

Believing in herself is “natural” for Fernandez: “From a very young age, I knew I was able to beat anyone”

Leylah Fernandez kept believing she was going to beat Naomi Osaka, and she...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2021 US Open
September 4, 2021

Tsitsipas: “My intentions are not to be loved by everyone”

Stefanos Tsitsipas will not keep very fond memories of this US Open with...
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Simona Halep
September 3, 2021

Halep: “I was super stressed. Told my coach that my forehand is lost”

Simona Halep struggled against Elena Rybakina (third round) but she is still slowly...
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Novak Djokovic, keen on keeping the Big 3 trend rolling
September 3, 2021

Djokovic: “I hope people still keep on talking about the Big 3”

Fans aren't the only one hoping the Big 3 will have many more...
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Carole Bouchard
September 2, 2021

Iga Swiatek: “I’m stressed out but you have to learn how to live with it’

The former French Open champion had her back to the wall on Thursday...
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Cori Gauff at the 2021 US Open
September 2, 2021

Gauff: “If I tighten up a few things, I’m capable of winning one Grand Slam”

Beaten by Sloane Stephens (6-4, 6-2), Coco Gauff still finishes her Grand Slam...
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Carole Bouchard
August 27, 2021

Daniil Medvedev: “I’m going to try to keep it at 20 for all of them”

The Russian, runner-up in 2019, says he is determined to do everything he...
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Bianca Andreescu at Montreal in 2021
August 11, 2021

Andreescu on a knife-edge as she seeks to regain bearings, confidence and titles

Bianca Andreescu will compete for titles in Canada, the US Open and Indian...
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Portrait de Gilles Moretton
May 29, 2021

Exclusive : Gilles Moretton (FFT) ready to be the bridge that is lacking between the governing bodies of world tennis

In an interview with Tennis Majors, FFT president Gilles Moretton expresses belief that...
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Jean-François Caujolle
December 9, 2020

Open 13 in Marseille “80 percent” set for move to March 8

Jean-François Caujolle, tournament director of the Open 13 in Marseille, discusses all of...
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Wim Fissette and Naomi Osaka, Brisbane 2020
August 5, 2020

Wim Fissette on Naomi Osaka: “This could actually be a very important time for her career”

Is there a way to turn this rough 2020 season into a positive...
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Affiche UTS 2
July 29, 2020

UTS is ready to deliver for its last weekend

The last weekend of the second edition of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown is...
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Fernando Verdasco at UTS2, July 2020
July 29, 2020

Fernando Verdasco: “I’m able to play but I have to be careful”

Fernando Verdasco is getting back into shape, and also finding his footing quickly...
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