France, June 2 -- Lois Boisson became the first French woman to reach the quarter-finals at the French Open in eight years after coming from a set down to beat the third seed Jessica Pegula.

Playing for the first time on centre court, the world number 361 prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 40 minutes to emulate the feats of Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia in 2017.

"It's all down to you," said Boisson gesturing to the packed stands during her on-court interview with Alize Cornet.

"Thank you. It was a wonderful atmosphere."

The 22-year-old provided the feel-good fodder for the partisans after levelling the encounter and matching the vastly more experienced Pegula in the decider.

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