It’s a miracle! World No. 361 Lois Boisson makes Roland Garros semifinals on Grand Slam debut

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Playing in her first Grand Slam, world No. 361 Lois Boisson of France continued her fairytale run at Roland Garros 2025 with a 7–6(6) 6–3 victory over sixth seed Mirra Andreeva. The wildcard displayed remarkable composure, recovering from a break down on three separate occasions, in addition to the first-set tiebreak, to edge last year’s semifinalist in front of an electrified Parisian crowd.

Lois Boisson

The 22-year-old Boisson twice recovered from a break down in the opening set and had three set points, two of which came courtesy of Andreeva’s double faults in a marathon 12th game that lasted nearly 12 minutes. After 68 minutes of intense baseline rallies and momentum swings, the set moved into a tiebreak.

Trailing 0–2 in the breaker, Boisson reignited the energy of the home crowd by reeling off four consecutive points. The tiebreak continued to be fiercely contested, with Andreeva earning her first set point at 6–5, but failing to convert. At 6–6, tension peaked inside the stadium. Boisson was then gifted her fourth set point—and this time, she made it count, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

The opening set lasted a grueling 80 minutes.

In the second set, Boisson once again clawed her way back from a break down, rallying from 1–3 to level at 3–3. With Andreeva serving…

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