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After an unfortunate first foray into the spotlight in April (yes, that infamous Harriet Dirt deodorant moment), Lois Boisson finally made the headline for all the right reasons.
The French woman joined Roland Garros as a wild card. She is currently ranked 361st in the world. And on Monday, Boisson returned from the set and defeated the third world leader Jessica Pegra to reach the French Open quarterfinals.
According to the WTA, the 22-year-old was a player discovered at Roland Garros.
Currently, Boisson is the lowest player to reach the quarterfinals in one of four major tennis tournaments since Kaia Kanepi, who was ranked 418th in the 2017 US Open.
Her victory over Pegra made Boisson the first women’s singles player in 17 years and reached the quarterfinals in her first grand slam main draw debut since Roland Garros’ Cara Suarez Navarro.
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The Dijon-born made his WTA Tour debut in 2021 and won his first WTA 125 titles in Saint Malo in May 2024.
In addition to the title, she won 18 consecutive games in the ITF series, reaching a ranking of 152.
After her ACL and meniscus surgery, Boisson posted on Instagram about the roller coaster moon. “I was about to play a tournament I had dreamed of since I started playing tennis. I went from ‘Crop’ to the ground in a week’s space. The way… But this is the path life has decided to give me. It’s time for discipline to return to the top! ”
Since she returned to the end of February, she has achieved her first career victory over Elise Mertens’ top 25 players. And now, the first victory with the top five players with Pegra – both feats come in her first attempt. This is two wins in two matches against opponents in 17 career WTA single titles.
Boisson was the last French representative left in the draw for men and women singles, and has made it into 16 rounds.
Boisson will face the world’s No. 6 teenage genius Mira Andriva in his dormitory.