French tennis player Loïs Boisson, ranked 361 in the WTA, eliminated American Jessica Pegula (N.3) on Monday (2) and qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament. Boisson, 22 years old, is the first French player to reach the quarterfinals as a wildcard since 2002, with Mary Pierce. Boisson, who recently returned to the courts after a severe left knee injury suffered a year ago, had to dig deep to eliminate Pegula, the Miami WTA 1000 finalist in March. After losing the first set in 35 minutes, the French player rebounded, winning the second set and breaking through in the 10th game. In the decisive set, Boisson saved four break points before sealing her victory in the first opportunity she had to close the match. Loïs Boisson's next opponent at Roland Garros will be Russian Mirra Andreeva (N.6), who earlier defeated Australian Daria Kasatkina (N.17). Andreeva, just 18 years old, won in straight sets, 6-3 and 7-5, in 1 hour and 34 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen. The other quarterfinal match set for Monday will be between American Coco Gauff (N.2) and Madison Keys (N.8). Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, eliminated Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (N.20) 6-0 and 7-5. The 21-year-old, who is making her fifth consecutive Roland Garros quarterfinal appearance, has been having an excellent clay season, finishing as a finalist in the WTA 1000 events in Madrid and Rome. Meanwhile, Madison Keys, the Australian Open champion in January, qualified with a win over fellow American Hailey Baptiste (N.70), 6-3 and 7-5. On the other side of the draw, two of the favorites to win the title in Paris will battle for a semifinal spot. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face Chinese Qinwen Zheng (N.7), while Polish Iga Swiatek (N.5), the current champion, will play Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (N.14). The quarterfinal matches at Roland Garros will be played on Tuesday.
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