18-Year-Old Mirra Andreeva Heavily Booed by French Crowd for Bizarre Reason

French wildcard Lois Boisson produced a major upset against World No. 6 Mirra Andreeva in the Roland Garros quarterfinals.

18-Year-Old Mirra Andreeva Heavily Booed by French Crowd for Bizarre Reason

Mirra Andreeva (image via X)

361st-ranked Lois Boisson stunned everyone by defeating World No. 3 Jessica Pegula and World No. 6 Mirra Andreeva on her way to the semifinals at the Roland Garros. It marked a dream debut for the 22-year-old, who had a thunderous home crowd behind her at Philippe-Chatrier. 

However, the French crowd was very hostile to her young quarterfinal opponent, Andreeva. She received a lot of boos from the crowd, particularly during the second set. 

At 3-3, in the second set, Andreeva was involved in a disagreement with the umpire when Boisson had delayed a point to challenge a call and was successful in her appeal. This prompted an angry response from the 18-year-old, who had insisted that her shot had landed on the line but was proven wrong by hawk-eye. 

Andreeva unleashed her anger by striking a ball into the crowd, leading to a code violation. The Russian’s outburst with the ball came just a day after the men’s eighth seed, Lorenzo Musetti, was lucky enough to not be disqualified after kicking a ball at a line judge. However, despite the rough moments of the match, in a moment of pure class and sportsmanship, Andreeva walked over to Boisson’s side of the net and gave her a hug.

Lois Boisson defeated Mirra Andreeva in straight sets at the Roland Garros quarterfinals

In a tightly contested first set at the Roland Garros quarterfinals, early breaks were traded before Mirra Andreeva took the upper hand again. But Lois Boisson earned a crucial break back when 5-4 down. She had three shots at set points, but the Russian held on to force the tiebreak, which was subsequently won by Boisson. 

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Mirra Andreeva hugs Lois Boisson (image via Getty)

The second set was truly a testament to Boisson’s fighting spirit, who was broken in her first service game and trailed 3-0. She then went on to win consecutive games to clinch the set 3-6. Cameras were at the ready when Boisson had three match points, and she collapsed to the floor in delight after watching Andreeva’s forehand land on the wrong side as Boisson sealed the victory 7-6, 6-3.

It was an emotional victory for Boisson, who was due to make her debut in Paris last year only to suffer a serious ACL injury a fortnight before the tournament, which kept her out of action for nine months.

Lois Boisson scripts history

Ranked 361 and France’s No. 24 when she entered the tournament, Lois Boisson is guaranteed to be at least World No. 61 and France’s No. 1 when she exits the Roland Garros. She is the first Frenchwoman to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros since Marion Bartoli in 2011 – and the first in the Open Era to do it as a wild card.

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Lois Boisson (image via X)

Boisson is the third player to reach the semi-finals in her Grand Slam main draw debut since 1980, following Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati, who also achieved it at the Roland Garros in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Boisson is also the first player in the Open Era to reach the Women’s Singles semi-finals at the Roland Garros as a wild card. She will face World No. 2 Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the tournament. 

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