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MAJA CHWALINSKA VS. MIRRA ANDREEVA | ROLAND-GARROS FINAL

 

MIRRA ANDREEVA | SF PRESS CONFERENCE | ROLAND-GARROS 2026

 

MARTA KOSTYUK VS. MIRRA ANDREEVA | SEMI-FINALS | ROLAND-GARROS 2026

 

MIRRA ANDREEVA VS. SORANA CIRSTEA | QF HIGHLIGHTS | ROLAND-GARROS 2026

 

COCO GAUFF VS. MIRRA ANDREEVA | WTA | QUARTER-FINALS | ROME 2026

 

MIRRA ANDREEVA VS. MATRA | MADRID FINAL

 

HAILEY BAPTISTE VS MIRRA ANDREEVA |

 

LEYLAH FERNANDEZ VS. MIRRA ANDREEVA |

 

MIRRA ANDREEVA VS. VICTORIA MBOKO | WTA HIGHLIGHTS | MIAMI 2026

 

MARIA SAKKARI VS. MIRRA ANDREEVA | SECOND ROUND | AO 2026

 

DONNA VEKIC VS. MIRRA ABDREEVA |AM AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026 | ROUND 1

 

MEET LOIS BOISSON, THE WORLD 361 WHO SHOCKED JESSICA PEGULA AT FRENCH OPEN AT HOME

Lois Boisson scored the biggest win of her career by beating third seed Jessica Pegula at the French Open 2025. (Photo: Getty)

Lois Boisson's fairytale run continued at the French Open 2025 with a stunning upset win over World No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the fourth round. The chips were stacked against her after going down a set in her first-ever meeting against a top 10 player. However, the 22-year-old buckled down and dug deep to score a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win. She now finds herself in a Major quarterfinal on her main draw debut.

However, the road to glory hasn't been easy for Boisson. Born in Dijon on May 16, 2003, she started competing on the ITF circuit in 2019. She made her debut on the WTA Tour in 2021 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles draw in Lyon. She went out in the first round. She continued to ply her trade on the ITF circuit over the next few years.

Boisson's breakthrough came at the Saint-Malo Challenger a year ago, winning the biggest title of her career. Her efforts ensured her a wildcard into the main draw of the French Open. Unfortunately, tragedy struck after she injured her ACL, which ruled her out for nine months and caused her to miss her home Slam.

Boisson returned to the tour earlier this year. She made her WTA debut in singles at the Open de Rouen in April and reached the second round. She received a wildcard into the French Open main draw, making her Major debut after a year than originally planned.

The 22-year-old has certainly proved the organizers were right to give her a wildcard. Ranked 361st in the world, she punched way above her weight to upset 24th seed Elise Mertens in the first round. Following wins over Anhelina Kalinina and Elsa Jacquemot, she became the only player from the host nation to reach the fourth round in singles, where she beat Pegula.

Boisson will be gunning to keep the French flag flying high in the quarterfinals too, though it won't be easy. She will take on sixth seed Mirra Andreeva for a spot in the last four.

Lois Boisson to meet Mirra Andreeva in the French Open quarterfinals

Lois Boisson has already delighted the French crowd with her run at the clay court Major. By advancing to the quarterfinals, she became the first player from the host nation to make the last eight since Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic did the same in 2017.

Boisson also became the lowest ranked woman to reach the quarterfinals of any Major since Kaia Kanepi at the US Open 2017. Next up for her is sixth seed Mirra Andreeva, who hasn't lost a set all week.

However, after taking down one top 10 opponent, Boisson will be feeling confident of her chances. While Andreeva won a couple of WTA 1000 tournaments earlier this year, she hasn't replicated the same level of success on clay, though she did reach the semifinals in Paris last year.

Boisson, currently ranked No. 361, has ensured herself a spot in the top 130 after the conclusion of the tournament. Should she win her next match, she would zoom into the top 70. She would also become the first woman from France to reach the semifinals since Marion Bartoli in 2011. With so much on the line, she would be keen to continue her Parisian dream.

- Rohit

MIRRA ANDREEVA VS. IGA SWIATEK | INDIAN WELLS 2025 | HIGHLIGHTS

CLARA TAUSON VS. MIRRA ANDREEV | DOHA FINAL | HIGHLIGHTS

 

FRUSTRATED CARLOS ALCARAZ FAILS TO GAEL MONFILS IN CINCINNATI

Carlos Alcaraz repeatedly smashed his racket on the court in a rare show of frustration. "Today, I couldn't [control those feelings]. I was feeling that I was not playing any kind of tennis. ... At some point, I didn't want to be on the court anymore." Susan Mullane/USA TODAY Sports

CINCINNATI -- Carlos Alcaraz repeatedly smashed his racket on the court in a rare show of frustration on Friday, and the four-time Grand Slam winner fell to Gael Monfils 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at the Cincinnati Open.

In a match that was suspended by rain on Thursday night with the players in a second-set tiebreaker, the 37-year-old Monfils advanced by taking the last two sets from the second-seeded Alcaraz, who called the loss his "worst match."

"I felt like it was the worst match that I've ever played in my career," Alcaraz said. "I've been practicing really well. I was feeling great. But I couldn't play. I want to forget it and try to move on to New York."

The US Open begins there on Aug. 26.

Trailing 3-1 in the tiebreaker when the match was halted, Alcaraz was hoping for a reset when play resumed Friday. But the No. 3 player in the ATP rankings couldn't control his emotions.

"It never happened before, because I could control those feelings," Alcaraz said. "Today, I couldn't. I was feeling that I was not playing any kind of tennis. It was really frustrating for me. At some point, I didn't want to be on the court anymore."

Alcaraz was playing his first match since earning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics after losing to Novak Djokovic, who also beat him last year in the Cincinnati final.

Monfils returned to the court later Friday and lost to No. 15 seed Holger Rune 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

"It was a big win for me against Carlos, unexpected to be honest," Monfils said. "To play again in a couple hours against [another] good and younger player, I knew it would be tough."

In women's action, top-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 win over Marta Kostyuk.

Swiatek bounced back with a more complete performance after losing a second-set tiebreak on Wednesday before outlasting France's Varvara Gracheva.

"Today, I just kept my intensity at a high level all the time," Swiatek said. "It didn't really matter to me what the score was, I just wanted to continue playing my game. I focused on myself."

No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka also advanced with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Elina Svitolina, but No. 5 Jasmine Paolini, the runner-up at the French Open and Wimbledon, lost to Mirra Andreeva 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova upset No. 7 and Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng 7-5, 6-1. Spaniard Paula Badosa defeated Yulia Putintseva, who upset Coco Gauff on Thursday, 6-4, 6-4.

Top men to advance included No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who got a walkover against Jordan Thompson on his 23rd birthday, No. 3 Alexander Zverev, No. 5 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 6 Andrey Rublev and 12th-ranked American Ben Shelton.

- Associated Press