{"id":149335,"date":"2025-09-17T01:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T01:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/149335\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T01:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T01:34:08","slug":"lois-boisson-now-achieves-career-first-in-korea-after-her-heroics-at-the-french-open-earlier-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/149335\/","title":{"rendered":"Lois Boisson now achieves career first in Korea after her heroics at the French Open earlier this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lois Boisson continues to make noise on the WTA Tour in her breakout 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/mirra-andreeva-gives-her-verdict-on-how-the-french-crowd-behaved-during-her-defeat-to-lois-boisson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boisson defeated Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva<\/a> en route to the French Open semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the tennis world by storm, the young Frenchwoman, ranked 361st in the world, took down two top ten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTA<\/a> players at her home Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2218268270-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lois Boisson roars after beating Jessica Pegula at Roland Garros.\" class=\"wp-image-97369\" \/>Photo by Andy Cheung\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Backing that performance up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/lois-boisson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boisson<\/a> won her maiden tour-level title at the Hamburg Open in July, beating Hungary\u2019s Anna Bondar in the final.<\/p>\n<p>She had, however, struggled away from the clay courts, although she seems to have made a step forward at the Korea Open\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lois Boisson wins her first hard-court WTA Tour match at the Korea Open<\/p>\n<p>Taking on home-favorite Yeon Woo Ku in round one, Boisson was looking to pick up her first WTA Tour main draw win on a hard court.<\/p>\n<p>MatchOpponentResultScore2025 Cleveland \u2013 1RJil TeichamnnLOSS4-6, 6-1, 4-62025 US Open \u2013 1RJil TeichmannLOSS6-3, 6-7, 2-6Lois Boisson\u2019s previous WTA Tour results on hard courts<\/p>\n<p>Producing a fine display against a player ranked 256 places below her, Boisson defeated Woo Ku in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, Boisson secured her first hard-court WTA Tour win, a landmark achievement for the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Boisson will now prepare to take on the number-two seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova, in the second round, a player who has gone under the radar in 2025, despite enjoying a brilliant campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian is currently ranked 11th in the world and would love nothing more than to make a top-ten breakthrough before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2210113297-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"Ekaterina Alexandrova in action at the 2025 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix\" class=\"wp-image-83443\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>She will have her work cut out for her against Boisson, though, as the French Open semifinalist looks to cause another upset on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Boisson\u2019s route to the Korea Open title<\/p>\n<p>Having picked up her first WTA title in Hamburg on the clay, Boisson will have her eyes on a second title in Korea, on hard.<\/p>\n<p>Standing between Boisson and the Korea Open title are several big names in women\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Boisson\u2019s projected route to the title (By ranking)1R [WIN] vs Yeon Woo Ku2R vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaQF vs Beatriz Haddad MaiaSF vs Daria KasatkinaF vs Iga Swiatek<\/p>\n<p>If Boisson were to upset Alexandrova in round two, she\u2019d likely meet Brazil\u2019s Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Daria Kasatkina and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iga Swiatek<\/a> could then await her in the semifinals and final.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235564233-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lois Boisson in action at the 2025 Korea Open\" class=\"wp-image-130175\" \/>Photo by Han Myung-Gu\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>She won\u2019t want to get too far ahead of herself thinking about title wins just yet, but may be aware of what\u2019s at stake in Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Should Boisson go all the way and win the Korea Open, she could make her debut in the top 25.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Boisson\u2019s current ranking \u2013 49Lois Boisson\u2019s live ranking \u2013 40Lois Boisson\u2019s projected ranking with title \u2013 25<\/p>\n<p>Boisson would also become just the ninth player to win multiple WTA titles this year.<\/p>\n<p>NameCountryNumber of titlesTitlesAryna SabalenkaBelarus4Brisbane International, Miami Open, Madrid Open, US OpenJessica PegulaUSA3ATX Open, Charleston Open, Bad Homburg Open,Iga SwiatekPoland2Wimbledon, Cincinnati OpenMadison KeysUSA2Adelaide International, Australian OpenMirra AndreevaRussia2Dubai Tennis Championships, Indian WellsElise MertensBelgium2Singapore Open, Libema OpenMcCartney KesslerUSA2Hobart International, Nottingham OpenMaya JointAustralia2Morocco Open, Eastbourne InternationalWTA players with multiple titles in 2025<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if Boisson can add to her WTA title tally in Korea, but she will first focus on her second-round match.<\/p>\n<p>Boisson will play Alexandrova in the second round of the Korea Open on Wednesday, September 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lois Boisson continues to make noise on the WTA Tour in her 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