Lois Boisson stuns Andreeva to reach her maiden major semi-final
What's the story
In another upset, French wildcard Lois Boisson defeated sixth seed Mirra Andreeva to reach her first-ever Grand Slam semi-final.
Boisson claimed a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Andreeva in the 2025 French Open women's singles quarter-final on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Boisson, ranked Number 361 in the world, had not won a Grand Slam match before the ongoing tournament.
Here are the key stats.
Stats
A look at match stats
Boisson won a total of 97 points and 24 winners throughout the match. She served three aces compared to Andreeva's one.
The former had a win percentage of 40 and 68 in the first and second serves, respectively. She won 48 of her 94 receiving points.
Andreeva (43) recorded more unforced errors than Boisson (27). The latter registered as many as nine double-faults.
History
History for Boisson
It is worth noting that Boisson is featuring in her first-ever Grand Slam main draw.
Earlier, Boisson became the lowest-ranked woman to make a Grand Slam quarter-final since Kaia Kanepi at the 2017 US Open. She stunned third seed Jessica Pegula.
According to the WTA, Boisson is now the first French player to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals since Marion Bartoli in 2011.
Feats
First wildcard to reach French Open semi-final
As per Opta, Boisson has become the first wildcard in the Open Era to reach the women's singles semi-finals at the French Open.
At 22 years and 9 days, Boisson is also the youngest French semi-finalist (women's singles) at Grand Slam since Amelie Mauresmo (1999 Wimbledon).
Notably, Mauresmo is currently the 2025 French Open director.
Records
More unique feats for Boisson
According to Opta, Boisson is the third player since 1980 to reach the women's singles semi-finals at their maiden Grand Slam main draw appearance.
She has joined Monica Seles (French Open 1989) and Jennifer Capriati (French Open 1990).
Boisson is also the first player ranked outside the top 300 to defeat multiple top-10 players at a single event since Serena Williams in Chicago 1997.