Analysis of Loïs Boisson’s Serve (Updated for Roland-Garros 2025)

Loïs Boisson created one of the most surprising runs of Roland-Garros 2025. Entering the tournament as a wild card ranked 361st in the world, she reached the semi-finals, the first female wild card in the Open Era to do so. This stunning performance highlighted several areas of her game, especially her serve, which we analyze in detail here.

🎾 Quick Profile

Full name: Loïs Boisson
Date of birth: May 16, 2003
Height: 1.75 m
Playing hand: Right-handed
Highest WTA ranking: No. 65 (June 2025)
Ranking before Roland-Garros: No. 361
Current status: French No. 1
Titles:
- Winner of WTA 125 Saint-Malo (2024)
- Semi-finalist at Roland-Garros 2025

🧠 Loïs Boisson’s Serve: Reliable Weapon or Just Steady?

✅ Strengths

Solid first serve: Boisson shows consistency and low error rates on first serve, which helps her initiate points effectively on clay.
Mental resilience: She has proven she can hold serve under pressure, particularly in tie-breaks and tight end-of-set situations.
Adaptability to surface: Her serve isn’t based solely on power but uses precision and variation, a good fit for clay courts.

🔧 Areas for Improvement

Lack of punch: On faster surfaces, her serve could come under more pressure from aggressive returners.
Targeting: She could better exploit service zones (like the “T” or wide slice serves) to destabilize opponents.
More variety: Adding heavier kick or slice serves would enrich her repertoire.

🏆 Roland-Garros 2025 Journey

Key Victories:

Round of 16: defeated Jessica Pegula (No. 3 seed) 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Quarter-final: defeated Mirra Andreeva (No. 6 seed) 7–6, 6–3
Semi-final: lost to Coco Gauff (eventual champion)

She became the first female wild card in history to reach the Roland-Garros semi-finals.
Sources: Wikipedia Roland-Garros 2025, Reuters

📊 Technical Breakdown of Her Serve During the Tournament

Match	1st Serve Percentage	Double Faults	Break Points Saved
vs Pegula	65%	2	5/7
vs Andreeva	68%	1	6/8
vs Gauff	61%	4	3/9

Interpretation: Her serve held up well under pressure, even against elite returners. Her first-serve consistency is a valuable strength.

🎥 Watch the Highlights

🆚 Boisson vs Gauff – Roland-Garros 2025 Semi-final

🆚 Boisson vs Andreeva – Roland-Garros 2025 Quarter-final

📌 Conclusion

Loïs Boisson has proven herself to be a mentally strong competitor with a reliable serve, not yet a killer weapon, but rarely a liability. Her game adapted beautifully to the clay of Roland-Garros, where consistency and emotional control often matter more than raw power.

Her future development should include:

Increasing pace and precision on first serves;
Introducing greater variation (kick, slice, body serves);
Using serve strategy to shorten points more effectively.

Regardless of what comes next, France may have just found its next women’s tennis star.

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Analysis of Loïs Boisson’s Serve