Thirst is insatiable: "I have been given the opportunity to play here, I hope to win more games"

Although it may seem hard to believe, Loïs Boisson had not won an official match until a month ago. She achieved her first victory in Rouen in mid-April... and then went on to add a second, third, fourth, and fifth at Roland Garros 2025. The FFT understood that this woman deserved an invitation, and she is certainly making the most of it. In her first Grand Slam tournament, ranked #361 in the world, Boisson has revealed herself as a clay court specialist to reach the quarterfinals. An unforgettable tournament that she still aims to continue, although she knows the challenge will be different against Mirra Andreeva. These were her words after defeating Pegula this afternoon.

The victory of her life

“It is unbelievable what I have achieved, I am very proud of myself, but I hope to keep winning more matches here. If someone had told me this two weeks ago, I wouldn’t have believed it, but I had a lot of confidence in myself, even though it is hard to believe now. They gave me the opportunity to play here, to win a Grand Slam for my country, so I am very grateful to the FFT. Without this invitation, I wouldn't be able to compete in the tournament, so it's incredible to seize this opportunity like this.”

Confidence to beat anyone

“From the beginning, I had a lot of confidence in myself, but when she won the first set, I felt a bit down. Then, when I came back and won the second set, I started to believe for real, but I also stuck to my strategy, didn't overthink it. About the stadium, two days ago I played in a big stadium like Simonne Mathieu, but the feeling of stepping onto the court this morning to warm up was impressive. I tried to think it was just a regular court, that it didn’t matter, although it's amazing to see everything behind it.”

Her love for clay

“I started playing tennis when I was 8 years old, and when I was young, I played a lot on clay courts, so that's why I love this surface. I can't explain it, but it's the reason behind my current game style, perhaps because I used to play a lot on clay when I was young. On this surface, the more you play, the better you adapt. Ultimately, my playing style fits very well with this surface, that's why it's my favorite. When the clay court season begins, my favorite part of the season starts, it's when I feel the happiest.”

Comeback after injury

I started playing tournaments again from February this year, that’s when I started feeling good with my knee, luckily now I feel 100% confident to compete again. The truth is that I don't feel more pressure than in other matches, the more matches I play here, the better I feel. Today my arm was quite relaxed, the last two matches were quite tense, I made some errors due to pressure, but in the end, I achieved the most important thing. I was very tense from match point until that last forehand became a winning shot, that’s when the pressure disappeared. I was very happy to win and reach the quarterfinals.”

Andreeva in the quarterfinals

“She has a different playing style, varies her shots a lot, and also has a very good backhand. She is a very solid player on both sides, so I think I will have to expect many intense rallies, it won't be easy. I probably won't change my game plan, maybe adjust some details, but I won’t change.”

Improving as a tennis player

“This has been my best match because I had never won like this before. In small tournaments, you can face good opponents, play good matches, but today was a great performance. I will see how my next opponent unfolds, for now, I can't predict anything, but I hope to keep playing like this. During the tournament, I try to stay in my bubble, not paying attention to what's happening around, so things won't change. Now, my new ranking will allow me to play other bigger and more important tournaments, that's all that will change.”

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