RG.11- Lois and Behold

There's simply irresistible, and then there's Lois Boisson's run at this Roland Garros.

LOIS BOISSON.
REMEMBER THE NAME.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/brvgyZydRe

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

At this point, it seems counterproductive to question anything *more* that the 22-year old French wild card might do at this major. A year after missing out on making her slam debut in Paris due to a nasty ACL tear, just three months into her comeback after nine months out of the sport, Boisson's unexpected story of success at this Roland Garros has been recounted numerous times already. Soon her complete run -- however it it might end -- will belong to history.

Better now to marvel at the audacity of a player ranked #361 due to her injury-related absence, but clearly with the game and (maybe even more importantly) the mentality for so much more, who has burst onto the tennis scene in a rush rarely seen in the sport. Before she arrived in Paris for her belated introduction to the big stage, Boisson -- a legit force on the challenger circuit early in 2024 -- had played just *two* matches in *one* tour-level event, and in one of those the biggest story wasn't her match win but that her opponent complained to the umpire that she needed some deodorant because she smelled badly (ah, the Brit will be tied to that moment of poor judgment for all eternity now, won't she?). Rather than fret, Boisson made a winning joke about it on social media, then two weeks later won an ITF event before heading to Paris.

Once main draw play began, the athletic Boisson has become an instant star the likes of which we rarely see in a major. Think Boris Becker at the 1985 Wimbledon, barely blinking while winning the title at SW19 in bombastic fashion in his first full appearance in the event as a 17-year old, one year -- in a moment that the French woman could surely relate to -- after he'd gone out with an ankle injury in the 3rd Round of his SW19 debut run. While the German was instantly recognizable by his shock of red hair, huge serve, and how he threw his body around the court, the sight of the tank-topped Boisson -- in "sun's out, guns out" mode all day long -- running around a backhand to fire off yet another heavy topspin forehand brings to mind Becker's countrywoman, Steffi Graf. No player ran around more shots to hit her lethal forehand than Graf -- dubbed "Fraulein Forehand" by the great Bud Collins -- but Boisson's journey at this RG is surely giving her a run for her money.

Just call her "Française Forehand," with her signature shot having been rejiggered after a *shoulder* injury in 2021. Everything revolving around Boisson's path to here reads like a folktale.

Boisson feeling her forehand ??#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/QNyRZT3tqK

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

Before this RG, Boisson's highest-ranked opponent in her career had been ranked #60 (Moyuka Uchijima), but she'd played her way into the QF with wins over the #24 seed (Elise Mertens) and the world #3 (Jessie Pegula). Today, facing off with #6-seeded teenager Mirra Andreeva, a semifinalist in this event a season ago when Boisson was dealing with knee surgery, the Pastry just went out and played her (latest) very best match of the tournament and her career while Andreeva, generally recognized as the "next star" of women's tennis, increasingly more poorly handled Boisson's game and the partisan French crowd cheering her on as the day wore on, eventually making errors on seemingly routine shots and showing her (fiery) youth by blasting a ball into the stands after a particularly galling lost point just as things were going sideways for her to the point of no return.

The match played out in a similar fashion to Boisson's win over Pegula, in so much as in the early going it *felt* as if the higher-ranked and *expected* winner would prevail, and the scoreboard seemed to back up the notion. Until it suddenly no longer did.

Andreeva held an early break lead in the 1st, lost it, but got it back. She even lifted her game just like a player of her already-established statue should, holding to lead 5-3. She held a SP in game 9, and served for the 1st in game 10. But, try as she might, Andreeva couldn't make Boisson go away.

Cold. 🥶#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/TAxZ6cBFNx

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

As the French crowd roared, Boisson fed off the energy, while Andreeva ebbed just enough to open a path for the Pastry to create more magic. A series of Andreeva forehand errors led to a break of serve that knotted the set at 5-5.

With the spotlight at its brightest, Boisson's forehand basked in the glory as she brought it out from behind the curtain for encore after encore, even at the risk -- due to running around a backhand to hit a shot from the doubles alley, or sometimes *completely* outside the court's boundary lines -- of leaving herself vulnerable to Andreeva replies into the open court and drop shots.

In a 22-point game that saw Boisson hold a SP at 6-5, Andreeva managed to save three SP in total before finally winning on her fifth GP to force a tie-break. Again, Andreeva took the early lead (2-0) before Boisson ran off four consecutive points (the last a DF from Andreeva after a crowd member shouted during her service motion). Soon, the Hordette had an opportunity to potentially control her destiny on this day. At 5-5, a Boisson missed passing shot gave Andreeva her second SP, but a missed Mirra forehand saw it go astray.

A netted backhand return from the Russian presented Boisson with her fourth SP, and a wide Andreeva ball saw the French woman win the TB 8-6.

The dream was (still) real. And very much alive.

An absolute rocket on break point from Lois Boisson ????#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/x8uYJ8klG0

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 4, 2025

The 2nd set saw Andreeva take the early lead again, at 3-0, before Boisson emerged from the shadows once more like a mythical French bird of prey to carry away the teenager's Roland Garros dreams, at least in the singles of this edition of the tournament. An Andreeva DF gave Boisson a break lead at 4-3, and the die was cast. The Russian's streak of games lost never ended.

Boisson won 7-6(6)/6-3, breaking Andreeva at love (of course) to close out the match, notching her second straight Top 10 victory, and securing a new career-high ranking (at least) in the Top 70 once this chapter of the story has been written.

6 GAMES IN A ROW TO REACH THE SEMI-FINALS FOR LOIS BOISSON ??#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/MLPBookvlt

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

At #361, Boisson is the lowest-ranked wild card to reach a major semi in 40 years (not counting a few unranked players who did so early in comeback runs after long absences), the first French woman to reach the RG semis in fourteen years (Bartoli '11), and the third player to reach this stage in their slam debut since 1980 (Seles '89 and Capriati '90, both also in Paris).

And who knows where the story will go next.

Lois Boisson's fairytale run continues, and that match against Andreeva makes it in our Extraordinary Moments of the day with @HaierOfficial ?#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/fiAsJCDyMv

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

=DAY 11 NOTES= ...before Boisson added to her sudden Roland Garros legacy, the first contest of the last day of the women's quarterfinals had opened the day (yet again) on Chatrier, only this time the big court was covered.

At times during the match-up between #2 Coco Gauff and #7 Madison Keys, spectators might have wanted to cover their eyes. Well, maybe *one* of them, at least. Alterating between the right and left, maybe. Well, let's just say it... this one was not exactly "Louvre worthy." Throughout, both players traded off playing very well and littering the court with errors, with neither in the same "mode" -- good or bad -- at precisely the same time. What resulted was a match in which the two had to play both their opponent and *themselves*, until one was finally able to string together an entire set of consistent play, take the "W" (w/ a deep breath), and hope that they're able to keep things "between the lines" a little better next time out.

Especially now, since the winner will be not only be playing Boisson tomorrow, but also 15,000 of her "closest friends."

Of course, per the WTA's competitive bylaws, beauty was in the eye of the beholder, as the match still brought the drama, messy as it might have been.

Over the first two sets, wild swings of momentum guided the proceedings, as both Keys and Gauff lost 4-1, double-break leads but still ended up win winning the respective set almost in spite of themselves.

Keys led 4-1 in the 1st, and had a 40/15 edge for an even bigger advantage. But unforced errors saw her comfortable hold on the set evaporate. Gauff was actually the first to hold a SP, at 5-4, but Keys saved it with a big serve and forehand winner. In the concluding tie-break, Gauff led 4-2, but saw her DF knot the score at 4-4. Keys held a SP at 6-5, but Gauff's short slice backhand from the baseline skimmed the net and died on the other side of the court. Another Gauff DF, her third of the TB, gave Keys a second SP, on which the #2 seed sprayed a return and allowed Keys to pull herself up from the side of a proverbial cliff with an 8-6 win, handing Gauff her first lost set of this slam.

In the opening game of the 2nd, Keys saved three BP and missed an open court shot at GP, but still managed to hold serve. But she'd drop the next four games as it was Gauff's turn to build a double-break lead. Yeah, she'd lose it, too. Coco gave back the first break with a ninth DF on the day, then Keys took back the second break with a forehand shot that knotted the score at 4-4. But as soon as Keys had wrestled some momentum to her side, she lost serve a game later.

Serving for the set, Gauff fell behind 15/30 in game 10, but Keys missed long on consecutive second serve returns (Gauff won well under 50% of her second serves on the day), then missed on a backhand as Gauff won 6-4 to send things to a 3rd set.

It was there that Gauff, finally, put together the most consistent stretch of decent play by either woman on the day. She broke Keys in the opening game and soon led 3-1, with two BP chances to get to 4-1 once again. A Gauff backhand shot off the baseline tied up Keys, and it was 4-1 for the third time in the match. This time, the lead didn't slip away.

In the closing stretch, TNT's Lindsay Davenport (a former coach of Keys, BTW) noted how Gauff looked "fresh" well into the three-set affair (she did, while 3/4 Keys' dress was notably drenched in perspiration). Up 5-1, having won seven of eight games, Gauff grabbed a love/40 lead on return, and saw the 6-7(6)/6-4/6-1 match end, fittingly, with Keys' 60th UE of the day. Not that Gauff could crow *too* loudly, as she had 41 herself, including 10 DF.

In the end, Gauff was the walrus. Coco g'joob, g'goo goo g'joob.

COCOMEBACK ??

Gauff is into the #RolandGarros semis. pic.twitter.com/fKmhkqRQex

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

Having lost in Paris the last four years to the woman who'd eventually lift the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen (Iga three times, and Krejcikova once), Gauff now finds herself a win away from her second RG final, and the completion of a Madrid-Rome-Paris final trilogy this spring. Having lost the previous two big clay court finals this season, it should be noted that no woman who has reached the trio of title matches in the same year has ever gone 0-3.

Of course, before she has to deal with that notion, Gauff has to prepare herself for a day in which she might be booed more in one afternoon than she ever has in her life, one in which she'll stare down a virtual French army of supporters living and dying by her opponent's fortunes all day long. She'd be wise, if she can't quiet them early, to learn to ignore their actions.

After a day in which the errors (and DF, too many DF) flowed off her rackets as easily as she would want to see winners do the same, Gauff can't afford to get caught up in "made-up" dramas, ala battles with imaginary forces she might see, hear and feel in the stands. If she does that, she could end up wishing that her Roland Garros ends just as it began: with her rackets going missing.

...the first final has been set at this RG, as the Mixed Doubles championship will be decided between #3-seeded Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori and #4 Taylor Townsend & Evan King. Townsend/King defeated Desirae Krawczyk/Neal Skupski in a 12-10 MTB today in the semis, while the reigning U.S. Open champs Errani/Vavassori knocked out #2 Zhang Shuai/Marcelo Avevalo 2 & 3.

Townsend, 2-2 in slam WD finals (winning the '24 WI and '25 AO with Katerina Siniakova, w/ whom she went out in the QF today to Anna Danilina & Aleksandra Krunic), lost in last year's U.S. Open MX final alongside Donald Young to Errani & Vavassori. Errani will be seeking her second slam MX win to go along with her five in doubles (all w/ Roberta Vinci).

Errani is also alive in the doubles semis with Jasmine Paolini. The #2 seeds will face #4 Mirra Andreeva & Diana Shnaider for a berth in the final against one of two unseeded duos, Danilina/Krunic or Ulrikke Eikeri/Eri Hozumi.

...girls' #1 seed Emerson Jones, who lost in the junior finals at both the AO & Wimbledon last year (both times to Renata Jamrichova), is two wins from getting a shot in a third different major junior singles title match. The Aussie will face #9-seeded Bannerette Julieta Paraja in the QF.

The singles last eight includes players from eight different nations, including a qualifier from the Crush of Czechs, in Sarah Melany Fajmonova.

...meanwhile, Diede de Groot completed her Roland Garros without a win in either singles or doubles, falling on Day 11 along with Ksenia Chasteau 6-0/6-3 in the doubles 1st Round to Yui Kamiji & Kgothatso Montjane.

It's only the second time in de Groot's 31 appearances in majors that she didn't record at least one overall victory, with the other coming in 2017 in what was the then 20-year old's second career slam event.

*WOMEN'S SINGLES SF*
#1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR vs. #5 Iga Swiatek/POL
(WC) Lois Boisson/FRA vs. #2 Coco Gauff/USA

=WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF=
Danilina/Krunic (KAZ/SRB) vs. Eikeri/Hozumi (NOR/JPN)
#4 M.Andreeva/Shnaider (RUS/RUS) vs. #2 Errani/Paolini (ITA/ITA)

=MIXED DOUBLES FINAL=
#4 Townsend/King (USA/USA) vs. #3 Errani/Vavassori (ITA/ITA)

=WHEELCHAIR SINGLES QF=
#1 Yui Kamiji/JPN vs. Lizzy de Greef/NED
Li Xiaohui/CHN vs. Ksenia Chasteau/FRA
Kgothatso Montjane/RSA vs. #4 Wang Ziying/CHN
Manami Tanaka/JPN vs. #2 Aniek Van Koot/NED

=WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES SF=
#1 Tanaka/Zhu (JPN/CHN) vs. Kamiji/Montjane (JPN/RSA)
Deroulede/Van Koot (FRA/NED) vs. #2 Li/Wang (CHN/CHN)

=GIRLS SINGLES QF=
#1 Emerson Jones/AUS vs. #9 Julieta Pareja/USA
Lilli Tagger/AUT vs. #12 Julia Stusek/GER
#8 Hannah Klugman/GBR vs. (Q) Sarah Melany Fajmanova/CZE
Luna Maria Cinalli/ARG vs. Rositsa Dencheva/BUL

=GIRLS DOUBLES QF=
Bennemann/Zhenikova (GER/GER) vs. #6 Krejcova/Valdmannova (CZE/CZE)
Pohankova/Tagger (SVK/AUT) vs. #6 Cinalli/Pareja (ARG/USA)
Burcescu/Vujovic (ROU/SRB) vs. #3 Kovackova/Kovackova (CZE/CZE)
#7 Esquiva Banuls/Taraba Wallberg (ESP/SWE) vs. #2 Penickova/Penickova (USA/USA)

...BECAUSE, OF COURSE... ON DAY 11:

Nous manquons de mots pour parler de l'exploit historique, presque surréaliste, de Loïs Boisson ?? Essayons donc avec les chiffres ??#RolandGarros

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

...NOT AS GOOD AS THE OLD PICTURE OF BARTY, BUT STILL PRETTY GOOD... ON DAY 11:

? Living the dream ?#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/Kcky0EzKC9

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025

*2025 TOP 10 WINS*
7 - Sabalenka
6 - GAUFF
5 - Alexandrova,M.Andreeva,Keys,Swiatek
4 - Ostapenko
3 - Samsonova,Svitolina
2 - Anisimova,Bencic,BOISSON,Eala,Kalinskaya...
2 - Noskova,Paolini,Stearns,Tauson,Vekic
[most in same event]
3 - M.Andreeva (IW)
3 - Keys (AO)
3 - Sabalenka (Miami)
2 - Alexandrova (Doha)
2 - Alexandrova (Stuttgart)
2 - M.Andreeva (Dubai)
2 - BOISSON (RG)
2 - Eala (Miami)
2 - Gauff (Madrid)
2 - Gauff (Rome)
2 - Keys (Adelaide)
2 - Ostapenko (Doha)
2 - Ostapenko (Stuttgart)

*MOST WTA SF in 2025*
7 - ARYNA SABALENKA (6-0)
5 - IGA SWIATEK (0-4)
4 - Jessie Pegula (4-0)
4 - Ekaterina Alexandrova (1-3)
3 - COCO GAUFF (2-0)
3 - Mirra Andreeva (2-1)
3 - Madison Keys (2-1)
3 - Clara Tauson (2-1)
3 - Jasmine Paolini (1-2)
3 - Elena Rybakina (1-2)

*2025 FIRST-TIME WTA SEMIFINALISTS*
Auckland: Robin Montgomery, USA (20/#117)
Hobart: Maya Joint, AUS (18/#118)
Merida: Emiliana Arango, COL (24/#133)-RU
Miami: Alex Eala, PHI (19/#140)
Bogota: Julieta Pareja, USA (16/#550)
Roland Garros: Lois Boisson, FRA (22/#361)

*RECENT EARLY-CAREER SLAM BREAKOUTS - SF+, under 10 slams*
2019: Bianca Andreescu wins US (4th career GS MD, age 19)
2020: Sofia Kenin wins AO (12th career GS MD, age 21)
2020: Nadia Podoroska to RG SF (2nd career GS MD, age 23)
2020: Iga Swiatek wins RG (7th career GS MD, age 19)
2021: Karolina Muchova to AO SF (9th career GS MD, age 24)
2021: Tamara Zidansek to RG SF (9th career GS MD, age 23)
2021: Barbora Krejcikova wins RG (5th career GS MD, age 25)
2021: Leylah Fernandez in US F (7th career GS MD, age 19)
2021: Emma Raducanu wins US (2nd career GS MD, age 18)
2022: Martina Trevisan to RG SF (8th career GS MD, age 28)
2024: Zheng Qinwen to AO F (9th career GS MD, age 21)
2024: Mirra Andreeva to RG SF (5th career GS MD, age 17)
2024: Emma Navarro to US Open SF (8th career GS MD, age 23)
2025: Lois Boisson in RG SF (1st career GS MD/2nd WTA, age 22)

*FIRST-TIME SLAM SEMIFINALISTS SINCE 2022*
=2022=
AO: -
RG: Coco Gauff/USA (RU), Dasha Kasatkina/RUS, Martina Trevisan/ITA
WI: Ons Jabeur/TUN (RU), Tatjana Maria/GER, Elena Rybakina/KAZ (W)
US: Caroline Garcia, FRA
=2023=
AO: Magda Linette, POL
RG: Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
WI: -
US: -
=2024=
AO: Dayana Yastremska/UKR, Zheng Qinwen/CHN (RU)
RG: Mirra Andreeva/RUS, Jasmine Paolini/ITA (RU)
WI: Donna Vekic, CRO
US: Emma Navarro/USA, Jessie Pegula/USA (RU)
=2025=
AO: Paula Badosa, ESP
RG: Lois Boisson, FRA
---
[AT RG SINCE 2014]
2014 Simona Halep, ROU (RU)
2014 Andrea Petkovic, GER
2015 Timea Bacsinszky, SUI
2016 Kiki Bertens, NED
2017 Alona Ostapenko, LAT (W)
2019 Amanda Anisimova, USA
2019 Ash Barty, AUS (W)
2019 Marketa Vondrousova, CZE (RU)
2020 Nadia Podoroska, ARG
2020 Iga Swiatek, POL (W)
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (W)
2021 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS (RU)
2021 Maria Sakkari, GRE
2021 Tamara Zidansek, SLO
2022 Coco Gauff, USA (RU)
2022 Dasha Kasatkina, RUS
2022 Martina Trevisan, ITA
2023 Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA
2024 Mirra Andreeva, RUS
2024 Jasmine Paolini, ITA (RU)
2025 Lois Boisson, FRA

*REACHED SLAM IN FIRST SLAM MD - since 1980*
1989 Roland Garros - Monica Seles
1990 Roland Garros - Jennifer Capriati
2025 Roland Garros - Lois Boisson

*REACHED SLAM SF AS WILD CARD - last 30 years*
1995 U.S. Open - Monica Seles (RU)
2008 Wimbledon - Zheng Jie
2009 U.S. Open - Kim Clijsters (W)
2010 Australian Open - Justine Henin (RU)
2011 Wimbledon - Sabine Lisicki
2023 Wimbledon - Elina Svitolina
2025 Roland Garros - Lois Boisson

*UNSEEDED RG SEMIFINALISTS - since 2000*
unseeded...Clarisa Fernandez, 2002
unseeded...Nadia Petrova, 2003
unseeded...Kiki Bertens, 2016
unseeded...Alona Ostapenko, 2017 (W)
unseeded...Amanda Anisimova, 2019
unseeded...Marketa Vondrousova, 2019 (RU)
unseeded...Iga Swiatek, 2020 (W)
unseeded...Tamara Zidansek, 2021
unseeded...Barbora Krejcikova, 2021 (W)
unseeded...Martina Trevisan, 2022
qualifier...Nadia Podoroska, 2020
unseeded...Karolina Muchova, 2023 (RU)
unseeded...Mirra Andreeva, 2024
wild card...Lois Boisson, 2025

*RECENT BEST U.S. WOMEN'S SLAM RESULTS*
2023 AO: Jessie Pegula (QF)
2023 RG: Coco Gauff (QF)
2023 WI: Madison Keys and Jessie Pegula (QF)
2023 US: Coco Gauff (W)
2024 AO: Coco Gauff (SF)
2024 RG: Coco Gauff (SF)
2024 WI: Emma Navarro (QF)
2024 US: Jessie Pegula (RU)
2025 AO: Madison Keys (W)
2025 RG: Coco Gauff (in SF)
[RG SINCE 2010]
2010 Serena Williams
2011 Vania King & Bethanie Mattek-Sands (3rd)
2012 Sloane Stephens (4th) & Varvara Lepchenko (4th)
2013 Serena Williams (W)
2014 Sloane Stephens (4th)
2015 Serena Williams (W)
2016 Serena Williams (RU)
2017 Venus Williams (4th)
2018 Sloane Stephens (RU)
2019 Amanda Anisimova (SF)
2020 Sofia Kenin (RU)
2021 Coco Gauff (QF)
2022 Coco Gauff (RU)
2023 Coco Gauff (QF)
2024 Coco Gauff (SF)
2025 Coco Gauff (in SF)

*CAREER SLAM SF - active*
23 - Venus Williams, USA (16-7)
11 - Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (5-5)*
9 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR (6-3)
8 - Iga Swiatek, POL (5-2)*
7 - Madison Keys, USA (2-5)
7 - Petra Kvitova, CZE (3-4)
7 - Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (3-4)
5 - Coco Gauff, USA (2-2)*
4 - Naomi Osaka, JPN (4-0)
4 - Karolina Pliskova, CZE (2-2)
4 - Vera Zvonareva, RUS (2-2)
4 - Karolina Muchova, CZE (1-3)
[SLAM SF 2020-25]
11 - Aryna Sabalenka, BLR (5-5)*
8 - Iga Swiatek, POL (5-2)*
5 - Coco Gauff, USA (2-2)*
4 - Karolina Muchova, CZE (1-3)
3 - Ash Barty, AUS (2-1)
3 - Ons Jabeur, TUN (3-0)
3 - Madison Keys, USA (1-2)
3 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ (2-1)
2 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR (1-1)
2 - Jennifer Brady, USA (1-1)
2 - Simona Halep, ROU (0-2)
2 - Sofia Kenin, USA (2-0)
2 - Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2-0)
2 - Naomi Osaka, JPN (2-0)
2 - Jasmine Paolini, ITA (2-0)
2 - Maria Sakkari, GRE (0-2)
2 - Serena Williams, USA (0-2)
1 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (0-1)
1 - Paula Badosa, ESP (0-1)
1 - Danielle Collins, USA (1-0)
1 - Leylah Fernandez, CAN (1-0)
1 - Caroline Garcia, FRA (0-1)
1 - Beatriz Haddad Maia, BRA (0-1)
1 - Dasha Kasatkina, RUS (0-1)
1 - Angelique Kerber, GER (0-1)
1 - Petra Kvitova, CZE (0-1)
1 - Magda Linette, POL (0-1)
1 - Tatjana Maria, GER (0-1)
1 - Garbina Muguruza, ESP (1-0)
1 - Emma Navarro, USA (0-1)
1 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS (1-0)
1 - Jessie Pegula, USA (1-0)
1 - Karolina Pliskova, CZE (1-0)
1 - Nadia Podoroska, ARG (0-1)
1 - Emma Raducanu, GBR (1-0)
1 - Lois Boisson, FRA (0-0)*
1 - Elina Svitolina, UKR (0-1)
1 - Martina Trevisan, ITA (0-1)
1 - Donna Vekic, CRO (0-1)
1 - Marketa Vondrousova, CZE (1-0)
1 - Dayana Yastremska, UKR (0-1)
1 - Zheng Qinwen, CHN (1-0)
1 - Tamara Zidansek, SLO (0-1)

[2025 SLAM SF BY NATION]
2 - BLR (1-0)*
2 - POL (0-1)*
2 - USA (1-0)*
1 - ESP (0-1)
1 - FRA (0-0)

[SLAM SF BY NATION 2020-25 / 21 events]
17 - USA (8-8)*
13 - BLR (6-6)*
9 - POL (5-3)*
9 - CZE (5-4)
3 - AUS (2-1)
3 - KAZ (2-1)
3 - RUS (1-2)
3 - TUN (3-0)
2 - ESP (1-1)
2 - FRA (0-1)*
2 - GER (0-2)
2 - GRE (0-2)
2 - ITA (2-0)
2 - JPN (2-0)
2 - ROU (0-2)
2 - UKR (0-2)
1 (W) - CAN,CHN,GBR
1 (L) - ARG,BRA,CRO,SLO,ITA

[2025 RG SEMIFINALISTS - career RG SF]
5 - Iga Swiatek
3 - Coco Gauff
2 - Aryna Sabalenka
1 - Lois Boisson

[2025 AO SEMIFINALISTS - consecutive RG SF]
4 - Iga Swiatek
2 - Coco Gauff

[2025 RG SEMIFINALISTS - consecutive Slam SF]
3 - Aryna Sabalenka
2 - Iga Swiatek

[2025 RG SEMIFINALISTS - career RG W/L]
40-2...Swiatek
25-5...Gauff
21-7...Sabalenka
5-0...Boisson

[2025 RG SEMIFINALISTS - career Slam W/L]
93-19...Swiatek
88-24...Sabalenka
69-21...Gauff
5-0...Boisson

[2025 RG SEMIFINALISTS - 2025 Slam W/L]
11-1...Sabalenka
10-1...Swiatek
9-1...Gauff
5-0...Boisson

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TOP QUALIFIER: Nao Hibino/JPN
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR (5 games lost 1r/2r)
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): #1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR (only player in SF w/o losing a set)
TOP LATE-ROUND (SF-F): xx
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q2 - Nao Nibino/JPN def. #17 Bianca Andreescu/CAN 2-6/7-6(5)/6-4 - Andreescu led 6-2/5-3, holding a MP in game #8 of the 2nd and then serving for the win a game later, and led 5-2 in the 2nd set TB; Hibino also saved 2 MP vs. Ella Seidel/GER in Q3
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 1st Rd. - #10 Paula Badosa/ESP def. Naomi Osaka/JPN 6-7(1)/6-1/6-4 - Badosa SP in 1st, up break at 4-3 3rd and saved BP; Osaka out 1r year after had MP vs. Swiatek 2r and won first pro title on clay in '25)
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): 4th Rd. - #5 Iga Swiatek/POL def. #12 Elena Rybakina/KAZ 1-6/6-3/7-5 - trailed 6-1/2-0 in dominant fashion; Rybakina had 3 BP for 4-2 lead in 3rd)
TOP LATE-RD. MATCH (SF-F/Jr.-WC): xx
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FIRST VICTORY: #13 Elina Svitolina/UKR (def. Sonmez/TUR)
FIRST SEED OUT: #28 Peyton Stearns/USA (1r: Lys/GER)
FIRST SLAM MD WINS: Emiliana Arango/COL, Sara Bejlek/CZE, Lois Boisson/FRA, Joanna Garland/TPE, Victoria Mboko/CAN, Leyre Romero Gormaz/ESP, Tereza Valentova/CZE
UPSET QUEENS: Czech Republic
REVELATION LADIES: United States
NATION OF POOR SOULS: Australia (2-5 1st Rd.; only wins AUS/AUS 1r and new-AUS Kasatkina)
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: Victoria Mboko/CAN (3rd Rd.)
LUCKY LOSER WINS: Yuliia Starodubtseva/UKR (3rd Rd.)
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: Lois Boisson/FRA (in SF)
PROTECTED RANKING WINS: none
LAST PASTRY STANDING: Lois Boisson/FRA (in SF)
Ms./Mademoiselle OPPORTUNITY: Nominees: Boisson, (WC), (WD/MX)
IT "TBD": Nominees: Boisson, M.Andreeva/Shnaider
COMEBACK PLAYER: Nominees: Gauff's missing rackets (1r, Day 3), Swiatek
CRASH & BURN: #9 Emma Navarro/USA (1r- wins 1 game vs. Bouzas Maneiro)
ZOMBIE QUEEN OF PARIS: #7 Madison Keys/USA (saved MP in second straight major: AO SF vs. Swiatek, RG 3r down 3-0 in 3rd vs. Kenin, saved 3 MP at 5-4)
DOUBLES STAR: Nominee: Errani
VETERAN PLAYER (KIMIKO CUP): Elina Svitolina/UKR
Mademoiselle/Madame OF THE EVENING: -
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: x
Légion de Lenglen: 100th anniversary of Suzanne Lenglen's first grand slam French Championship titles (WS/WD/MX sweep) in 1925 (first time event open to non-FRA competitors)
Coupe LA PETIT TAUREAU: On Henin's birthday (June 1), Iga Swiatek passes Henin on all-time RG win streak list w/ #25, def. Rybakina from 6-1 and early 2nd set break, and Rybakina had 3 BP for 4-2 lead in 3rd

All for Day 11. More tomorrow.