ROLAND GARROS

June 5, 2025

Lois Boisson

Press Conference

C. GAUFF/L. Boisson

6-1, 6-2

THE MODERATOR: Lois, not the result that you were expecting today, but what a great run you've had here at Roland Garros by reaching the semifinals. Thoughts on that?

LOIS BOISSON: Can you repeat?

THE MODERATOR: It's a shame that you didn't get the result that you wanted to today, but you have had a great run here at Roland Garros reaching the semifinals, and if you could share your thoughts.

LOIS BOISSON: Yeah, for sure, as you said already, it's great to be in the semifinal, but then I'm a little disappointed about today's result. But she played really, really good. She was just too good for me today, and that's it.

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English, please.

Q. What was it that made her especially difficult for you in ways that you weren't able to prevail over her the way you were Andreeva and Jessica in the last two matches?

LOIS BOISSON: Yeah, no, she played really great. Like, I don't know how to say, but she played on the right and on the left and on the right. 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.

THE MODERATOR: Questions in French.

Q. You just said in English that you had the impression you were running all over the place. Did you think that it was very difficult after these past ten days here?

LOIS BOISSON: No, not necessarily physically, and I felt good at the beginning of the match, but obviously I had to start running straightaway, and so it was hard as the match went along, but no particular physical concerns today.

Q. I imagine that your main feeling at the moment is frustration, disappointment, but how long will it take you to kind of move ahead and to say to yourself it remains an exceptional Roland Garros?

LOIS BOISSON: I don't know, but not very long. Of course I'm very disappointed today, because necessarily I wanted to go further than this semifinal, but 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.

Q. What will you take home from this tournament? So much happened. Such a jump for you, and that's practically historical in the history of this tournament, the fact that you are now 65th, and this will affect other tournaments. Is it because you've really gained in self-confidence? What is the most important thing that you take home from this 15 past days?

LOIS BOISSON: No, the self-confidence is not final. Each week we play new tournaments, and a lot can happen. So with regard to that, we just need to try and stay positive each week to really build trust in ourselves.

But this week was very positive for me. Of course, I can't say the contrary. 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, which wasn't all positive, the tournament as a whole was very positive.

And even today it's all positive, even though, you know, it is disappointing, but she was just too tough for me.

Q. Yesterday you explained that you wanted to stay in your bubble for the entire tournament and that you didn't look at social media. So now that the tournament is over, are you a little bit afraid of coming out of that bubble, bursting that bubble and coming back to your daily life, which will necessarily be changed by what you've achieved here?

LOIS BOISSON: No, I'm not particularly afraid of that because that's tennis. Necessarily when we win more matches and we get into the top 100, then people take more of an interest in you. It's logical.

But, no, I don't have any particular pressure with regard to that. I have a great team with me, and I'm going to keep my feet well on the ground and all will be well.

Q. So to continue on from that question, a new world is opening up for you in tennis. You're going to enter the WTA 1000s. Your daily life on the tour will be completely different. Is this something that you are thinking about in terms of your structure? Will there be any adjustments? What do you think about all of this? Although I'm sure it's just hot off the press for you.

LOIS BOISSON: Well, yes, I said I haven't really thought of what's to come next, because I've only just finished the match. But, yes, of course the program will change. It won't be what was planned at the beginning, considering my upcoming ranking.

But for the time being, I'm not going to make any particular changes, because I think that if I'm here today, it's because it works well, and I don't see why I would change much.

Q. Just a word about the love of the public, although it wasn't the same as the previous matches, have you felt this over the past two weeks?

LOIS BOISSON: Yes, necessarily, as I said before, the public is really supportive and supporting the French players. I had a play three times on the Chatrier, and I have never had such an atmosphere. It was amazing, and we really feel supported, and they really push us when things get tricky on the court. When the public are there, it really makes a difference.

Q. When you were injured last year, were you afraid that you would never have this type of experience? Did you say, Well, I'm taking a big step backwards, is my dream escaping me? At least today, do you have that pleasure of -- it's a kid's dream. When you started at the age of 8, you must often have thought about this tournament.

LOIS BOISSON: Yes, at the very beginning. 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.

I was really worried at one point, but you know, as the rehabilitation progressed, I realized that things are getting better. Today I'm super happy of what's happening.

Q. You were saying that you needed a bit of time to digest what's happened here and your loss today. How much time are you going to give yourself? Have you already started to think about when you'll come back to the tour? Also, we know Lois clay court today are very effective. Can you talk to us about Lois on grass and Lois on hard courts?

LOIS BOISSON: It won't take me much time because that's tennis. You just have to move on week after week.

So it's better not to take too much time to digest a loss, but I've never experienced such an intense week, both physically and emotionally. So I think that it's very important to take the time to recover. Not with regard to the loss, but with regard to the two weeks that I've just experienced.

So, yes, next will be grass, but I don't know in how many weeks.