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In the world of women's tennis, French coach Regis de Camaret is known for being unconventional.
"He would lie on his stomach behind the baseline and take pictures," one former pupil told police. "He told us he was checking our footwork."
Amid allegations of sex abuse and rape, the man famed for a 20-year career coaching some of the most famous names in French tennis - including Wimbledon finalist Nathalie Tauziat and Spanish star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - is now in custody awaiting trial.
At least 10 former players have come forward and the inquiry is set to be broadened to Britain which sent several female tennis hopefuls to De Camaret's private tennis academy in the south of France in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Tauziat's doubles partner, Isabelle Demongeot, 41, claims De Camaret began abusing her when she was 14.
Once 35th in the world rankings and French champion in 1989, Demongeot has spearheaded efforts to bring him to court. She went to the police in 2005 after meeting other De Camaret pupils who told her similar stories.
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