Lois Boisson served up one of the stories of the Roland Garros with her remarkable run to the semi-finals in her first Grand Slam final, but it may not be enough to get her into Wimbledon.
Boisson is set to rise almost 300 places up the WTA Rankings after her heroics in Paris and she is set to rise to around No 65 in the updated rankings on Monday.
However, the cut-off point for direct entry into the third Grand Slam title of the year passed a month ago and Boisson was a long way from direct entry into the draw at the All England Club at that point.
Boisson will now hope her heroics at Roland Garros will encourage Wimbledon chiefs to hand her a wildcard into their tournament, but a more likely scenario may see her get a chance to play in qualifying.
That would leave her needing to win three matches to reach the main draw at Wimbledon, but the good news is she will feel the full impact of her Roland Garros run once we get to the American hard court swing on the WTA Tour.
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She will have a chance to play in some upcoming WTA 1000 events and should gain direct entry to the US Open, which will give Boisson a chance to make further rises up the WTA Rankings.
Despite her defeat against Gauff, Boisson left Roland Garros with her career transformed and she was already looking towards what comes next.
“I’m just going to take the time to digest this and then we’ll see afterwards. But, no, it will probably not take very long (to get over it).
“She played really, really good. She was just too good for me today, and that’s it.
“I just feel like I was running everywhere on the court today, so it was really tough. She was really solid, and I couldn’t play my game today because she was just too good.
“This week was very positive for me. It’s just that today it was quite simply too tough for me. I couldn’t manage to get my game going, but apart from today’s match… the tournament as a whole was very positive.
“Even today, there are a few positives even if there aren’t many.
“We know that particular injury is very complicated, but at the beginning, yes, I kind of lost faith because I didn’t know what was to come next, and I didn’t know that things could go so well,” reflected Boisson.
“I was really worried at one point, but you know, as the rehabilitation progressed, I realised that things are getting better. In the end, what’s happening today is great.”
Boisson’s boost in confidence on the court will be enhanced by the riches coming her way off it, with the Roland Garros semi-final appearance earning her €690,000.
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