Lois Boisson Endures 12 Months After Roland-Garros Breakthrough
Lois Boisson’s year after her Roland-Garros 2025 semifinal run moved in the opposite direction fast. The French player, then 22 and ranked 361st in the world, followed that breakthrough with a first-round exit in Wimbledon qualifying, a split with coach Florian Reynet, and a first-round loss at the US Open.
Roland-Garros And Hamburg
Boisson’s rise started in June 2025, when she reached the semifinals at Roland-Garros as the 361st player in the world. She then won her first WTA 250 title in Hamburg in July 2025, a result that briefly kept the momentum from Paris alive.
Sébastien Durand, her physical trainer, said the stretch after Roland-Garros did not follow the plan. “C'est sûr que ça ne s'est pas passé comme ce qui était dans le plan, pas du tout,” he said. He also described the period as “C'était de l'adaptation permanente et tout était inversé.”
Wimbledon Qualification And The US Open
The results tightened quickly after that. Three weeks after Roland-Garros 2025, Boisson was eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying, and just before the US Open she separated from Reynet after working with him for a long time.
Boisson then lost in the first round at the US Open. Durand said she entered every event through the front door, using the words: “Peu importe où elle allait ou ce qu'elle faisait, elle n'entrait que par la grande porte à chaque fois.” That line fit the spring in Paris; it did not fit the rest of the year.
Boisson’s 12-Month Swing
The contrast is stark. In June 2025, Boisson was a surprise semifinalist at Roland-Garros, and 12 months later the story was less about the breakthrough itself than the strain that followed it: a first title in Hamburg, then early exits in London and New York, plus a coaching change before the US Open.
For Boisson, the record shows how fast the load on a rising player can change after one major run. The Paris breakthrough opened the door; the next 12 months showed how hard it is to keep it open.
