India, June 2 -- Exactly a year back, Lois Boisson had received a wildcard into the French Open main draw, which could have marked her Grand Slam debut. But the French international was left unfortunate just days before the kickoff as she injured her left knee and tore her ACL. The 22-year-old fought back in style this year, continuing her fairy tale run into the quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open, after defeating No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula on the Court Phillipe Chatrier on Monday.

Boisson returned from a set down to wrap up the game in 2 hours and 40 minutes, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to script her best-ever run in a maiden appearance at a major. All her previous four attempts at playing the Grand Slam were made at Roland Garros, where sh...