Coco Gauff makes prediction about Lois Boisson after knocking her out of the French Open

Coco Gauff is into another French Open final, with the American having just knocked out home favourite Lois Boisson.

French Open wildcard Boisson was playing her third consecutive WTA top 10 opponent, in what was her first Grand Slam main draw appearance.

She knocked out both Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva at Roland Garros, but fell short in her semi-final with Gauff.

Gauff wasn’t worried about the French Open crowd for her meeting with Boisson, who ultimately failed to really give the fans something to cheer for.

Court Philippe-Chatrier played host to the match, in which Gauff quickly settled the crowd before winning 6-1, 6-2.

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Coco Gauff makes Lois Boisson prediction after winning their French Open semi-final

She now meets Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final, but took time to praise her semi-final opponent immediately after their match.

Speaking on court, Gauff said of Boisson: “It’s always the plan to try and start strong but I know it was important today.

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“Lois is an incredible player and for her to have the tournament that she had she has definitely proved she is one of the best players in the world, especially on clay and I’m sure we will have many more battles in the future – hopefully here.

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“I know you guys wanted her to win but I wanted to win as well but congratulations to her for an incredible tournament and today just happened to be my day.”

Lois Boisson set to soar WTA rankings despite French Open loss to Coco Gauff

Boisson will undoubtedly be disappointed with her semi-final display, particularly given she was playing in front of her own fans.

Those fans have certainly helped push her all this way, but the 22-year-old deserves full credit for her stunning run.

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She entered the Grand Slam sitting 361st in the WTA rankings, having previously reached a career-high of 152nd.

But she will now soar past that number all the way to 65th, with Boisson set to become the highest-ranked French player on the WTA Tour.

The French ace has now caught plenty of attention with her venture, and is certain to strike fear into many opponents for the foreseeable future.

But fatigue undoubtedly kicked in during her clash with Gauff, who despite being a year younger than Boisson used all of her Grand Slam experience to storm to a straight sets win.

The American will, however, be eager to avoid a repeat of her last French Open final, which she lost to Iga Swiatek in 2022.

But she has managed to at least avoid the same opponent, with the Pole having lost her Roland Garros semi-final to Sabalenka just before Gauff beat Boisson.

Tim Henman thinks Gauff has a chance of beating Sabalenka, who was her opponent in the 2023 US Open final, which the American won.

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