A year ago, Lois Boisson was on the verge of a career breakthrough. After a first title at the WTA 125 Level (One rung low 152 and was slated to make her grand slam debut in her home major at Roland Garros.
Instead, the fortnight was spent in the hospital rooms as the then 21-ld toore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the week leading up to the tournament. As she spent much of 2025 tumbleing down the rankings, online from her injury four months ago, the oportunity semed to have passed her. In a year that has seen of nothing in freedom women’s tennis – with only two women remaining in the top 100 – Boisson was handed another shot in the form of a wildcard for this year.
But on Wednesday, the punt turned into a fairytale. The world no. 361 Defeated the Rising 18-Year-ald Russian Mirra Andreeva, The Sixth Seed, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a Gutsy Display in which she resolutely Held her nerve and star basine games, to reacha The French Open. It was successful in three day, after she has knocked out third seeded American Jessica Pegula, Coming back from a one-set deficit, in the four rate on Monday.
6 games in a row to reach the semi-finals for lois boisson#Rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/mlpbookvlt
-Roland-Garros (@Rolandgarros) June 4, 2025
The 22-Year-ald Native of the Small, Inland City of Dijon Endeared Herself to Sports Fans All Over the Country By Becoming The first French Woman to Reach at the semifinals at Her Home Since Marion Bartoli in 2011. French player to reach the last four at a major since amelie maursmo – tournament director of the french open now – in 1999. France No. 1, Guaranteed to Rise to At Least World No. 65.
Multiple Other Historical Achievements Tumbled With Her Performance on Wednesday, Only To Essay Just How Unlikely This Feat is. She is the lowest-raged semifinalist at a majority 2017 Garros in 1980 and 1999 Respectively. She is the first-end wildcard semifinalist at the french open since the open era began in 1968.
After the match, Boisson would profusely thank the home crowd that roared hernd her relatively through the course of the couuse of the topsy-trvy encounter that lasted over two hours. “It’s incredible. Thank you for supporting me like this – I have no words,” she said on court.
“I ran a bit too much because I was so tense early on.
Lois Boisson 🆚 Coco Gauff, Who Will Make The Final? #Rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/shwsnvnfhi
-Roland-Garros (@Rolandgarros) June 4, 2025
Boisson had run pegula ragged on monday, doing much damage with her superior forehand. Her tendency to run around her backhand and hit the diagonal inside-out forehands made Pegula Struggle, and even when Andreeva did get a read on Those, the frenchwoman’s about the same shot down the same line. Into a tizzy.
She started slowly, down 1-3 and 3-5 in the first set before resetting and taking a tight first set into a tiebreaker. Andreeva, unquestionably incongable at not taking her opportunities in the first set, blinked first, and boisson back the opener.
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But after andreeva launched into a 3-0 leader, it was her superior experience, Despite her younger age, that looking to be the tester. That was until the crowd got involved and willed their home hero on, offten disrupting her opponent and raising the pressure every time leaked from that side of the court. Once Boisson had equalled scores at 3-3 in the second, the match was on her racquet, and she did not disappoint, rounding out six games in a row to take the win.
The fairytale run will be given another shot at continent With a Vociferous Crowd Willing Her on, And a Huge Gust of Momentum Behind Her, It Won ‘It One-Sided Of It Looks Like on Paper.