Less than three weeks after her exploit at Roland-Garros, where she reached the semi-finals, Loïs Boisson (22 years old, world number 67) was eliminated at the start of her adventure on grass. Facing the Canadian Carson Branstine (world number 197), she lost in three sets: 2-6, 7-6, 4-6.
This was her first official match on grass, a surface she had never played on in competition before. Despite her number one seed in these qualifiers, Loïs Boisson appeared too hesitant, particularly during the first set.
After a close second set that gave her a brief comeback, the Frenchwoman finally let go in the third set, with the Canadian Branstine proving more solid in the decisive exchanges.
A result that is not really surprising
For Loïs Boisson, moving straight to Wimbledon after her meteoric rise at Roland Garros was a huge challenge. Entering a grass-court Grand Slam without experience of the ball's speed and bounce, which are so different from clay, was a mountain too difficult to climb.
After her dazzling performance at Roland Garros, the Frenchwoman had hoped for a wild card. But the allocation system did not work in her favor: at the time of the "cut," she was still ranked above 300th in the world (361st), and the eight invitations were mostly reserved for British players (7 out of 8, with only one place for Kvitova).
Loïs Boisson now hopes to bounce back on more familiar surfaces (clay, hard). The goal will be to consolidate her place in the top 100, or even the top 50. While we wait for Roland-Garros in a year...
