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Carole Bouchard
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Writer. Author. Broadcaster. Consultant. 🎾 The Tennis Sweet Spot newsletter: https://tennissweetspot.substack.com/ 💙 IG: @carole_bouchard_ Substack for everything else than tennis (especially books): @carolebouchard
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · Mar 19
Shameless plug but as we’re growing the community out there (love!), allow me to ask you if you’ve checked my newsletter already 👀 tennissweetspot.substack.com
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 10h
Amanda Anisimova steps into her comfort zone, www.thesecondserve.com/amanda-anisi... @the2ndserve.bsky.social
Amanda Anisimova: A Force of Nature - The Second Serve
This season, Amanda Anisimova has taken the WTA Tour by storm with wins in Doha and Beijing and two Grand Slam finals appearances. // Getty
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 18h
Yep…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 1d
My issue with this is that it’s the recurring response given for 99% of coaching changes… Last example being Iga’s former coach, and we all know he’s back on the road :) So now I tend to side-eye that justification… Like the « it was mutual » one lol
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 1d
Not sure why Jack Draper is putting the coach who brought him all the way to the top of the game to the side… But here he is hiring Jamie Delgado as head coach. Also, he has now completed his mission to gather the entire Andy Murray team. www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...
Jack Draper hires Andy Murray's former coach Jamie Delgado
Jack Draper hires Jamie Delgado, who worked with Andy Murray when he became world number one, as his new head coach.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
I said what I said…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Injuries have been decimating these events this year, as they were always going to start doing because,again, look at that damn schedule. We also have top players dumping parts of the last stretch to play events that give no points, and so have no play in the overall story. This mess makes no sense.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Can tennis stop self-sabotaging itself? Why give a proper slot to your biggest events of a swing if you can, wait for it, HAVE THEM ALL PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME? Isn’t it amazing? Isn’t it a storytelling dream? Isn’t it making the sport SO easy to follow? tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/tennis-a-n...
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
Also, the obvious one: bsky.app/profile/caro...
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Alcaraz (whom we all like) needs to read the room,because he’s not helping that calendar debate. If players want to be heard about scheduling,Carlos needs to stop talking about it. I went all You Cannot Be Serious. There’s a way he can help;It ain’t this. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/tennis-a-n...
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
Oh I know… bsky.app/profile/caro...
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Injuries have been decimating these events this year, as they were always going to start doing because,again, look at that damn schedule. We also have top players dumping parts of the last stretch to play events that give no points, and so have no play in the overall story. This mess makes no sense.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Can tennis stop self-sabotaging itself? Why give a proper slot to your biggest events of a swing if you can, wait for it, HAVE THEM ALL PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME? Isn’t it amazing? Isn’t it a storytelling dream? Isn’t it making the sport SO easy to follow? tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/tennis-a-n...
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
Worst case scenario for that last stretch… Sigh…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
We’ll see but it’s totally possible that Sinner lost his chance to snatch back the World No.1 at the end of the year today in Shanghai. So there’s a chance that this chase is going to flop way before Torino. And we might be as unlucky with Sabalenka/Swiatek. 🍿 playing hard to get!
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
I said what I said…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Injuries have been decimating these events this year, as they were always going to start doing because,again, look at that damn schedule. We also have top players dumping parts of the last stretch to play events that give no points, and so have no play in the overall story. This mess makes no sense.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Can tennis stop self-sabotaging itself? Why give a proper slot to your biggest events of a swing if you can, wait for it, HAVE THEM ALL PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME? Isn’t it amazing? Isn’t it a storytelling dream? Isn’t it making the sport SO easy to follow? tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/tennis-a-n...
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
Shanghai kinda cursed here: Alcaraz didn’t make the trip and today Sinner has to retire in the third set of his match vs Griekspoor. How many times are we going to have to say this schedule has become unsustainable? That summer calendar has been bonkers.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
What a year for Anisimova. Wins Beijing against Noskova (6-0,2-6,6-2), who had ousted Pegula. Happy to see Noskova having a great run in a big event btw as she needed it, it feels.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
Rough for Goffin who apparently stuck his back early on (0-3) against Diallo. Had beaten Shelton in the previous round.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 3d
Mpetshi-Perricard beats Fritz in Shanghai in straight sets, 6-4 7-5. That’s a win he really needed these days!
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Injuries have been decimating these events this year, as they were always going to start doing because,again, look at that damn schedule. We also have top players dumping parts of the last stretch to play events that give no points, and so have no play in the overall story. This mess makes no sense.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Can tennis stop self-sabotaging itself? Why give a proper slot to your biggest events of a swing if you can, wait for it, HAVE THEM ALL PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME? Isn’t it amazing? Isn’t it a storytelling dream? Isn’t it making the sport SO easy to follow? tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/tennis-a-n...
Tennis, A New Lesson In Self-Sabotage
Tennis has really outdone itself this year in the amount of nonsense of its scheduling. It's a master class at this point. New (manic) stage: The Asian Swing.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
That’s obvious and that’s what I’ve written. I’m just saying that players who decide to play exhibition instead of using the recovery time have then no ground to come and complain about the calendar. Which is kinda obvious.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Also (top)players don’t get appearance fees in 1000s cause it’s not allowed so they get them all at the 500 level… And also at the 250 level for some.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
250s are now an endangered species on the atp side but they’re vital for so many players… Really expanding the 1000s just made everything else implode. The summer schedule is insane…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Top players have mandatories in the 500s and these 500 draws are packed and depend on these names. You take the mandatory off the 1000 and look at what happens, Monte-Carlo being a good example.
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
I’ll add these are players already making absolute bank with appearance fees, prize money and sponsors… They don’t even need the exhibitions money so we’re not here talking about make or break butter on their bread :)
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
They def play it for money. No problem. But then they cannot come and complain about the official calendar. They’re the ones packing up their schedule with things they don’t ave to play…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
How are these tournaments going to stay alive if top players are giving weeks off? I ne so how is the rest of the field gonna make a living? Also we perfectly know that these top players would fill these free weeks with exhibitions…No, they made a terrible mistake w/ the 2-week 1000s and here we are
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
They need to fox that schedule because right now it is a mess, but if Carlos really wanna help the rest of the field he needs to not be the one complaining about the schedule :)
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Exhibitions are making him a small fortune (way more than winning a 500 even w/ appearance fees) without any stress and with very little duties… I don’t think it’s his artist heart talking at all, really… No issue, but then he cannot complain about the calendar…
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Carole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 4d
Yeah, agreed… But surely something can get better than what’s happening now. The Sigh.
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