Tennis Insider Club with Caro Garcia

Corentin Moutet is known for playing—and reacting—differently. But behind the emotional moments and public labels is a player trying to understand why losing once felt unbearable, why tennis celebrates personality and then punishes it, and how to find peace in a sport he still loves.
In this honest conversation with Caroline Garcia and Borja Durán, Corentin explains why he never learned how to lose, how winning became connected to his self-worth, why he struggled to control his emotions, and what facing Carlos Alcaraz revealed about his game.
He also opens up about being misunderstood as lazy, the freedom he finds through music, his unique relationship with Roland-Garros, why he believes tennis culture must evolve, and the goal that matters more to him than rankings or money: finding peace before his career ends.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Why Moutet couldn’t stop breaking rackets
01:00 Growing up with tennis as a game
06:00 The origins of his unique playing style
08:00 Why he never learned how to lose
13:00 Anger, rackets and emotional control
15:00 When winning became personal worth
21:00 The mentality hurting professional athletes
23:00 Tennis promotes personality—then punishes it
27:00 What Carlos Alcaraz exposed in his game
33:00 Unlearning childhood beliefs
36:00 Music, balance and being misunderstood
44:00 Why Roland-Garros feels like home
47:00 Why tennis culture must change
49:00 “Tennis is boring” and the ATP contradiction
52:00 His goals beyond results
56:00 Finding peace before retirement
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Tim Henman joins Caroline Garcia and Borja Durán to discuss Wimbledon pressure, prize money, family legacy and what success really means.
A former World No.4 and four-time Wimbledon semifinalist, Tim opens up about growing up with Wimbledon in his family, carrying British expectations, the debate around Grand Slam prize money, and why tennis needs better communication between players and tournaments. Caroline, Borja and Tim also explore parenting, pressure, respect, success beyond winning, and how the sport can build a healthier future.
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Marta Kostyuk’s coach Sandra Zaniewska joins Caroline Garcia and Borja Duran on Tennis Insider Club for a deep conversation about emotions, pressure, coaching, parents, data, recovery and what it really takes to build a top tennis player.

Sandra shares how she went from professional player to coach, what she learned from working with Petra Martić and Alizé Cornet, and how she built a long-term relationship with Marta Kostyuk. She explains why she loves emotional players, why the goal is not to get rid of emotions, and how Marta is learning to turn them into strength.

They also discuss the pressure of winning titles, the difference between being an underdog and a top seed, why Sandra does not set ranking goals, how she uses data to measure progress, how players can recover mentally during a long WTA season, and why tennis parents need more education and support.

This episode is for Marta Kostyuk fans, tennis coaches, tennis parents, junior players, WTA fans, and anyone interested in elite sport, mental performance and high performance.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro: emotions, parents and coaching
00:42 How Sandra Zaniewska started playing tennis
02:20 Why you don’t need to start tennis at age three
03:00 Retiring as a player and becoming a coach
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05:20 From player to coach: the transition
06:30 Coaching Petra Martić and learning on the job
08:00 Petra Martić’s French Open quarterfinal and Sandra’s breakthrough moment
09:15 Why coach-player splits feel like breakups
11:00 Learning to coach different personalities
12:00 How to start with a new player and build trust
14:00 Joining a team and working with staff
14:40 Coaching Marta Kostyuk under pressure
17:00 Why Sandra loves emotional players
19:15 The pressure of being an underdog vs a top seed
22:00 What happens after winning a title
23:15 Managing expectations after big success
24:00 Marta Kostyuk’s “princess treatment” at Roland Garros
25:20 Why Marta skipped Rome
26:00 Mental recovery and protecting the player
27:00 Why Sandra told Marta to consider stopping her season
29:00 Giving players space outside tennis
30:30 Learning when not to play
32:00 The ranking trap and outside pressure
33:30 What parents misunderstand in junior tennis
35:00 Why tennis parents need more education
36:00 Sandra’s advice to parents of young players
38:30 Parents living through their children
40:30 Why players must enjoy the journey
42:30 What really changed before Marta Kostyuk’s breakthrough
45:00 Why Sandra doesn’t set ranking goals
46:30 Using data to prove progress
48:15 How long should a coach-player relationship last?
49:45 The stats Sandra uses with Marta Kostyuk
51:00 Scouting opponents and choosing the right tools
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Eugenie Bouchard returns to Tennis Insider Club for one of her most honest conversations yet.

After reaching the Wimbledon final at 20, becoming one of the most talked-about players in tennis, and carrying the pressure of expectation for years, Genie opens up about why she really decided to retire.

In this episode, she talks with Caroline Garcia and Borja Duran about the emotional cost of elite tennis, the pressure to repeat her 2014 breakthrough, the criticism she received for building a life beyond the court, the injuries she played through, and the strange freedom that came once she finally said: this is the end.

Genie explains that she did not retire because she could no longer play. She still knew she could compete. But the demands of giving everything to tennis left little room for anything else in life. She also reflects on the mental spiral after difficult losses, how negative self-talk can become dangerous, and why being famous so young is much harder than people imagine.

This is a conversation about retirement, but also about identity, ambition, sacrifice, fame, pressure, and learning to define success on your own terms.

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Before what is expected to be his final Roland Garros, Gaël Monfils opens up about one of the biggest misconceptions of his career: that it was ever just about the show.
For years, fans saw the smile, the energy, the jumping smashes, the tweeners, and the impossible athleticism. But behind all of that, Gaël says there was always one thing first: the desire to win.
In this short episode, Gaël reflects on the pressure of being called a “showman,” why his spectacular style came naturally to him, the sacrifices behind a long career, the weight of comparison, and why enjoying the journey has been essential to surviving more than two decades at the highest level.
As he prepares for his last Roland Garros before retiring at the end of the season, this is a tribute to one of tennis’ most beloved players — in his own words.
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