World No. 361 Lois Boisson just delivered the biggest stunner of this year’s French Open, knocking out third seed and US Open finalist Jessica Pegula in a wild 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 fourth-round thriller. Playing in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the very first time—and having never faced anyone inside the Top 50 before this week—Boisson rode a tidal wave of crowd support on Court Philippe Chatrier as chants of her name echoed through the stadium. And now, she’s got the tennis world joining in.
The 22-year-old wild card had already raised eyebrows with her first-round upset over 24th seed Elise Mertens. She then shrugged off a second-set bagel to outlast fellow Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot in the third round. But it was her fearless win over Pegula that truly made history. Boisson becomes the lowest-ranked woman to reach a major quarterfinal since Kaia Kanepi, then ranked No. 418, made it to the last eight at the 2017 US Open.
“I’m not sure what to say. Playing on this court, with this atmosphere, was amazing,” she said after her win. “I gave my all and in the end I won, which is just incredible. I hope I’m going to win it all!”
After her stunning victory, compatriot and former World No.4 Caroline Garcia congratulated her. She wrote on X, “Lois. Keep dreaming big and indirectly making us dream. (Translated from French).”
Lois
Continue de rêver grand et indirectement de nous faire rêver @rolandgarros
— Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) June 2, 2025
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