France's 22-year-old rookie Louis Boa Song, who "fixed a broken dream in front of an injury."
France's 22-year-old rookie Louis Boa Song, who "fixed a broken dream in front of an injury."
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A year ago, France's 22-year-old rookie Louis Boisson's dream of making his Grand Slam debut was shattered.
Boa Song (36th) received a wild card for the French Open finals last year due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee at a tournament in Paris a week ago, although she won her first WTA 125-grade tournament and won 18 consecutive ITF tours.
The French Tennis Association once again gave a wild card to the unlucky rookie Boa Song, who returned to the court after about a year of rehabilitation, and Boa Song became a sensation to reach the quarterfinals on her dream first grand slam stage.
Boa Song confirmed her advance to the quarterfinals with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over world No. 3 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the round of 16 of the French Open women's singles at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on the 2nd.
Boasong was shaken up early in the game against Pegula, who was 358 steps higher in the world than himself, but he began to adapt to the Philippe-Chatlier court full of spectators from the second set and beat Pegula by using sensuous shots such as drop shots and lobes.
"I don't know what to say," Boa Song said in a post-match press conference. I thought she had a chance even before the game, but I also knew she was really strong. I did my best, and I won in the end."
Boasong's advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open is the third youngest record after Mary Pearce (1994) and Bridget Simon (1978) in eight years since Caroline Garcia and Christina Mladenovic in 2017 as a French female player.
Boa Song, a clay court favorite, said, "I really like this court because I played a lot on clay when I was young. I don't know how to put it, but I played a lot on clay when I was young, so I got my current skills."
Born in Dijon, a city in central France, BoA-song, who grew up on clay in the clay court, concentrates on clay in competitions. Over the past four years, she has won one WTA125 class competition and six ITF tours. Since her debut as a professional golfer, she has won all seven championships on clay, and her two victories as a junior were all clay court competitions.
Boasong is the daughter of her father Jan Boasong, who played in the professional basketball league as a member of JDA Dijon, and inherited good athleticism. His biggest strength is his solid defense and determination to never give up on clay. He has 133 winning shots over the past four games, revealing his potential in offense.
BoA Song is famous for being attacked by an opponent during a match in April, but he showed his cheerful personality. Harriet Dart (Britain), who faced off in the first round of the French Rouen Open, told the referee during the mid-and-change of the second set, "Please tell BoA Song to put some deodorant on him. It smells really bad." Dart's remarks were broadcast live on the air, and Dart quickly apologized and settled the case after controversy over his rude talk.
BoA Song did not hear the remarks in question directly at the time, but responded with a witty SNS post in a situation where emotions could be hurt. BoA Song has cheerfully released criticism against him by posting a picture of a composite of deodorant products on his appearance with the phrase "It looks like collaboration is needed" on SNS.
BoA Song, who has jumped to 120th, will face Mira Andreyeva of Russia in the quarterfinals. If she wins, she can rise to 75th and break the top 100 list for the first time in her life. 메이저사이트
"It's going to be a different kind of game," BoA Song, who is writing a Cinderella story, said. "She plays more diversely. Her backhand is very good and both sides are solid. I think we should expect a lot of difficult rallies."