ROLAND GARROS

May 31, 2025

Lois Boisson

Press Conference

L. BOISSON/E. Jacquemot

6-3, 0-6, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: Lois, congratulations. A year of a lot of firsts with you. How happy are you for this win and to be in the third round of Roland Garros?

LOIS BOISSON: I'm really happy to be in the fourth round. It's really amazing to me, and I hope to continue.

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. Can I just ask you about the atmosphere out there? It seemed a very nice crowd, nice conditions to play in. How much did you enjoy that?

LOIS BOISSON: Yeah, we really feel that the crowd is with us when we are French. Also, today we were two French players, but we feel and hear the public behind us. So it's really good to play in these conditions.

Q. I understand you've been working on your visual training with Sébastien. Can you describe this for us, and how did this come about?

LOIS BOISSON: Yeah, it's very difficult to explain, but yeah, it's both visual, and you just do some exercise different. You connect the brain with the eyes, and then everything goes faster, you know, so it's really great for tennis.

Q. How did you identify that you needed help in this area, or was it something that he suggested?

LOIS BOISSON: It was after my surgery. We did that because I came back faster with this because everything goes faster in the brain, so that's why.

Q. I would just like to ask about the incident with Harriet Dart in Rouen. You kind of made a joke about it on social media, but that must have been quite a difficult thing for you to deal with. Was it?

LOIS BOISSON: Yeah, no, it was not difficult to deal with. It was okay. It was nothing for me. She maybe did a mistake. Then I joke about it, and that's it.

Q. Can I just also ask, how disappointed were you at the time that a player could say something like that during a match, and also the form you've shown since, I don't know if it's inspired you in any way?

LOIS BOISSON: I didn't hear during the match. I didn't know what was happening, so I knew two hours later, so...

Q. (Off microphone).

LOIS BOISSON: It was okay for me. It was nothing. Just something is cool, you know. I take it with the coolest.

THE MODERATOR: Questions in French.

Q. What happened to your leg because from the beginning of the match we could see you stretching. How do you feel at the moment?

LOIS BOISSON: I feel great now. I just have a little bit of pain in my knee, and now I know what to do about it. It was difficult during the match, but now it's gone away.

Q. If I'm in the public's shoes, you know, sort of like I see a French girl, who is ranking in the 300s, and now she's here, and you've been injured before, and now you've attained this great level. So are you happy with that?

LOIS BOISSON: Like I said, it's wonderful to have got to the second week here, especially when you look at what happened to me in the past. It's absolutely wonderful to be here and to get to the second week.

Q. You're going to play against Jessica Pegula, and maybe on Suzanne Lenglen or on Chatrier, so it's going to be a fantastic match.

LOIS BOISSON: Well, first of all, we're going to try to savor this victory today and then plan for the next match. I'll go onto the court and have a fantastic moment. I think there's going to be a wonderful atmosphere, and I'm very happy to be playing against her.

Q. We've seen you take off your mask today with respect to other matches where you don't show your feelings. The public wanted to see that today, wanted to see that side of you. Is that something that you are going to use again in the future? Is this another way of approaching the match?

LOIS BOISSON: I'm a rather calm person. I don't show my feelings on the court. This is the way I play, but I really enjoyed the public today. They were marvelous.

When there's one or two groups of people in the public and they're chanting your name, it's absolutely wonderful.

Q. To what extent are the physical effects of a Grand Slam different from other matches, and is it complicated for you? How do you manage all of this? How do you manage your recovery?

LOIS BOISSON: No, it's easier than in other tournaments because we've got an off day between each matches, so we've really got time to recover. This, the recovery, is the same, and we've got more time here.

So we can do more in order to recover and prepare for matches. All of the girls are playing really well, some of them playing better, but, you know, we've all got time to recover, so everything is good.

Q. How do you manage to balance sort of like your carefree approach to this Roland Garros with the expectations? This is your first Roland Garros. There could be a lot of pressure. How do you feel this? How do you manage this pressure?

LOIS BOISSON: There's a lot of pressure. There's a lot of stress, because, like you said, it's Roland Garros, but I think I manage all of this really well, and I use this pressure to my advantage, and this helps me relax and just play my best game when I'm on the court.

Q. I just want to talk about your knee again. Are you worried about it today? Are you going to have treatment for it, or is it just pain that you felt today? Are you worried for the rest of the tournament?

LOIS BOISSON: No, I know this pain. I know how to handle it. I know how to manage this pain, so no, I'm not going to have any special treatment before the next match. At the moment I'm fine.

Q. At the end of the match when you had the break point, you must have been relieved. What was the best moment for you? What was the most emotional moment for you?

LOIS BOISSON: I looked at my coach to know what to serve, and I did what he said, so...

Q. I've got a very silly question for you, but for us in the radio it's important. What would you say to describe yourself as a Lyonnaise person? Some of the players describe themselves like Alizee Cornee, describe herself as being from Nice. What's your take?

LOIS BOISSON: I would just say that I'm a Lyonnaise person.

Q. For the third set, when you're suffering physically and you had 6-0 in the second set, how did you manage to get back from that and rebound? Because we had the impression that it was more of a mental battle than a tennis one.

LOIS BOISSON: There was a lot of pain. I had to fight through it, and in the third set, you know, you give it your all in order to get to the next round.