Loïs Boisson on the sidelines due to her thigh injury, French women’s tennis is struggling to exist.
The Asian tour came to an end for Loïs Boisson. Consequence of the thigh injury which forced her to retire in the third round of the Beijing Tournament. Winner of Dalma Galfi then Liudmila Samsanova, the Frenchwoman threw in the towel at the start of the second round against the American Emma Navarro.
In the process, the native of Dijon was able to leave China and return to France for treatment. Victim of a tear in her left quadriceps, Loïs Boisson had to give up the Wuhan tournament which took place last week and might even have to give up the end of the season. “I will do everything as best I can to be able to still play tournaments in 2025,” she actually wrote on Instagram.
In her absence, all French women’s tennis is in trouble. Loïs Boisson absent in Wuhan, only one Frenchwoman managed to enter the main draw: Varvera Gracheva, managed to get out of the qualifications before being eliminated from the start by the Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, winner in two sets (7-6(0), 6-2).
Only one French woman in the Top 50
And this week, the Frenchwoman of Russian origin will still be the only one in the running. While no French player was present at the WTA 500 in Ningbo, she once again came out of qualifying at the Japan Open in Osaka before losing in two short sets to the American Ann Li in the first round (6-4,6-0).
For the rest, the other Blues are involved in minor tournaments, WTA 125 like Tiantsoa Rakotoman and Chloé Paquet in China or Tessah Andrianjafitri in Mexico.
If no less than seven French people now emerge in the Top 50 in the ATP Rankings, Loïs Boisson, 38eis the only French representative in the Top 50 of the WTA rankings. Her runner-up, Elsa Jacquemot, is at 61e rank while Varvera Gracheva occupies 83e place, Leolia Jeanjean being the last French representative in the Top 100, at 93e rang.
