Loïs Boisson: Sensation in the semi -finals of the French Open!

Loïs Boisson: Sensation in the semi -finals of the French Open!

Roland Garros, Frankreich - Loïs Boisson inspired the tennis scene with its surprising move into the semi -finals of the French Open 2025. The only 22-year-old Frenchwoman, who is only ranked 361 in the world rankings, prevailed against the Russian Mirra Andrejewa in an exciting match. Boisson won 7: 6 (6), 6: 3 and received loud support of 15,000 fans in Roland Garros. Her emotional victory led the cheering spectators "Allez, Lois!" Riefen, while Boisson collapsed with joy after her triumph, such as Yahoo Sports.

The encounter was extremely competitive. Although Andrejewa initially took the lead, Boisson won the first set in the tiebreak. In the second set, she was 0: 3 behind before lying down an impressive comeback and won six games in a row. With this success, Boisson has been celebrated in the WTA semi-final for 40 years as the lowest placed player, which makes her performance even more remarkable.

milestones and statistics

Boisson has been the first French since Marion Bartoli in 2011, which is in a semi -finals of the French Open. She is also the youngest French player who has been in the round of the last four of a Grand Slam tournament for 26 years. This impressive performance comes in one year in which Boisson could not compete because of a cruciate ligament tear, so that it was almost exclusively insider in front of the French Open. By moving into the semi-finals, she also secured the prize money of almost 700,000 euros and secure a place in the top 70 of the world rankings, which she catapults into place 68, as Krone.

In the semi -finals, Boisson will now meet the second player in the world, Coco Gauff. Gauff, which is in a semi -finals of the French Open for the third time, defeated Madison Keys after a set deficit 6: 7 (6), 6: 4, 6: 1. After her victory, Gauff was enthusiastic about the challenge that Boisson will be and praised the performance of her opponent.

The junior competition

Another gratifying result for France came in the junior competition, where 17-year-old Lilli Tagger reached the quarter-finals. She clearly defeated the Swede Nellie Wallberg 6: 2, 6: 3 and thus continues the positive trend of French tennis.

This year's French Open impressively show how promising French tennis youngsters are. With Boisson and Tagger, the focus is already on two young players who have the potential to decisively shape French tennis in the coming years.