Mirra Andreeva gives her verdict on how the French crowd behaved during her defeat to Lois Boisson

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Mirra Andreeva was faced with two opponents in her quarterfinal match: Lois Boisson and the Parisian crowd.

The Russian number one had looked a class above in her opening four matches at Roland Garros, advancing to the quarterfinals without dropping a set.

There, she came face to face with the last remaining French player in the draw, Boisson, who had stunned Jessica Pegula in her previous match.

It was Andreeva who took the early lead against the home favorite, but failed to convert multiple set points, before Boisson clinched the set in a tiebreaker 7-6 [8-6].

Bouncing back, it looked as though Andreeva would force a decider, winning the first three games of the second set.

However, it wasn’t to be as her French opponent, fuelled by the partisan crowd, stepped into another gear, and Boisson beat Andreeva 7-6, 6-3.

Speaking after the match, Andreeva shared her thoughts on the crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Mirra Andreeva admits the crowd made things ‘a little harder’ in defeat to Lois Boisson

During her post-match press conference, Andreeva was asked to give her verdict on the pro-Boisson crowd in Paris.

“It’s normal that they would support a French player, so I knew that it’s going to be like this,” said Andreeva.

“I think that in the first set, I managed it pretty well. I didn’t really pay attention to that, but obviously, with nerves and with pressure, it became a little harder.

“But, anyway, I think that I can learn from this.”

Andreeva faltered under pressure against Boisson, making uncharacteristic errors, which can be seen clearly in her serving numbers.

The Russian went on to speak about Boisson, claiming she’s much better than her ranking would suggest.

“I know that she was like 150, but then she had an injury, so I just knew that, you know, rankings are rankings,” said Andreeva.

“If you’re ranked five in the world or 300 in the world, I think that the match can be tough and it can be pretty much at the same level. So I didn’t focus on the rankings, pretty much.

“Now she’s showing that she’s probably a better player than the ranking right now.”

Boisson entered the tournament as the world number 361, but is now set to debut at a career-high ranking of 65th when the next set of rankings are released.

Andreeva will regret not taking advantage of a favorable draw in Paris, as her wait for a maiden Grand Slam goes on.

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At just 18 years of age, Andreeva will surely have plenty more opportunities for Grand Slam glory before her career is over.

Winning four more matches at Roland Garros in 2025, Andreeva improved her record at the event, which is quickly becoming her most successful Major tournament.

Andreeva now has an opportunity to make a breakthrough at her two worst-performing Grand Slam events: Wimbledon and the US Open.

Winning just five career matches across the two events, it’s clear Andreeva has some real work to do at the All England Club and Flushing Meadows.

In 2024, Andreeva lost her first-round match at Wimbledon to Czechia’s Brenda Fruhvirtova, 6-1, 3-6, 2-6.

She didn’t fare much better in New York, losing to home-favorite Ashlyn Krueger in the second round, 1-6, 4-6.

Andreeva will certainly be looking for a better showing at the two events in 2025, but will first focus on her grass court preparations.

The 18-year-old will kick off her grass season at the Berlin WTA 500 event, which begins on June 16.