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French world number 361 Loïs Boisson sent shockwaves through Roland Garros on Monday, June 2, by knocking out third seed Jessica Pegula to become the first home quarter-finalist since 2017, with Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva also reaching the last eight.
She is the first French singles quarter-finalist in Paris since Caroline Garica and Kristina Mladenovic made it to the same stage eight years ago. Mary Pierce was the tournament’s last French champion in 2000.
Boisson missed last year’s French Open after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee a week before it started. She goes on to face 18-year-old Russian rising star Andreeva on Wednesday for a place in the semi-finals.
World number two Gauff brushed Russian 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova aside 6-0, 7-5 to step up her pursuit of a first Roland Garros crown, and second Grand Slam title. “It was tough. The whole match I think I played well to be honest,” said Gauff, a losing finalist in Paris in 2022.
Former US Open champion Gauff will play reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys in an all-American quarter-final. Eighth-ranked Keys saw off unseeded compatriot Hailey Baptiste 6-3, 7-5.
