PARIS: France’s 361st-ranked Lois Boisson continued her dream run at the French Open, defeating world number six Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semi-finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
Boisson won a thrilling battle 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 against Russian Andreeva and advances to meet Coco Gauff for a place in the final.
Second seed Coco Gauff weathered early racquet tension, scoreboard pressure, and a fierce challenge from fellow American Madison Keys to book her place in the semifinals. The No. 2 seed rallied from a set down to win 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-1 in 2 hours and 11 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier, ending Keys’ 11-match Grand Slam winning streak.
With the roof closed due to the chillier conditions, Gauff made a strategic adjustment by lowering her racquet tension — a decision she soon regretted. “I changed [the tension] at 4-1, and after that, I had chances to win the first set,” Gauff said in her on-court interview with Mats Wilander. “It’s difficult to find the tension and how you want to play…I thought with the roof closed it would play slower, which it did in some moments, but I felt it was quick too. Also, I was playing Madison, so I don’t know if that was the reason why!”
From there, the match was firmly in Gauff’s grasp. With her groundstrokes under control and her tactics sharpened, she raced through the third set, winning 17 of the final 22 points. Her frequent use of the drop shot and improved movement left Keys searching for answers. Agencies
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