An unknown Frenchwoman, number 361 in the world, thrills the crowd in Paris. Loïs Boisson has reached the quarter-finals of her first Grand Slam tournament after beating Jessica Pegula.
02.06.2025, 16:16
02.06.2025, 23:02
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French outsider Loïs Boisson has caused the biggest surprise of the tournament so far at the French Open. The world number 361, who is only in the main draw thanks to a wild card, defeated world number three Jessica Pegula from the USA 3:6, 6:4, 6:4 in Paris to reach the quarter-finals to the cheers of the French fans.
The 22-year-old Boisson had recently had to take a long break due to a cruciate ligament rupture. She will now face the Russian number 6 seed Mirra Andreyeva in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
Djokovic's 100th victory at the French Open
Alexander Bublik also pulled off a surprise. The talented but often inconsistent Kazakh, ranked 62nd in the world, played a great match against 5th seed Jack Draper, winning over 30 points with stop balls, among other things, to prevail in four sets. Bublik is in a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time, Draper had never won a match in Paris before this year. Despite the defeat, the US Open semi-finalist from England is one of the rising stars of recent months.
Otherwise, the favorites didn't show any weakness at the start of the second week. Jannik Sinner has made the most convincing impression so far. The world number one also outclassed Andrej Rublev 6:1, 6:3, 6:4 and has only dropped 30 games in his twelve sets on his way to the quarter-finals. He will now face Bublik.
Djokovic will meet Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Although last year's finalist swallowed a fly in his round of 16 match against Tallon Griekspoor (ATP 35), he was only on court for 51 minutes. The Dutchman had to retire due to an abdominal muscle injury. Last year, the two duelled for five sets in the 3rd round.
Gauff and Keys do better than Pegula
The world number two Coco Gauff beat the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA 20) in two sets, as did the Australian Open winner Madison Keys against her US compatriot Hailey Baptiste (WTA 70).
