She was accused of smelling bad, she preferred to answer by making her racket speak. Loïs Boisson22 years old, unknown to the general public a few months ago, rose to the semi-finals of Roland-Garros, jostling the established order of tennis female. A feat all the more striking as it intervenes in the wake of a surreal episode: last April, during the Rouen Open, his British opponent publicly accused him of having a bad bodily smell. A sequence captured live and which could have destroyed more than one player.
A remark in the middle of a match, an answer off the field
It all started with a moment of tension in Rouen. Led by the French, Harriet Dart loses his nerves. She turns to the referee and loose: Loïs Boisson, Concentrated, does not hear the remark. But the ambient microphones do not miss a crumb. The video turns in a loop. Harriet Dart ends up apologizing, evoking. Too late: the episode has already marked.
Loïs Boisson Choose not to dramatize. She publishes an assembly of her holding the anti-transplant original Stick Cream of Dove. A way to resume power. Some see it as a masterclass of communication. Others simply salute his detachment and his humor. This apparently trivial gesture opens a new relationship with the public.
Lois Boisson’s Response to Harriet Dart Saying She Needs to Wear Deodrant During Their Match 💀💀💀💀💀
“Dove, apparently we need a collaboration” https://t.co/s4u0dgevps pic.twitter.com/0e5ckzhuln
– The Tennis Letter (@thetennisletter) April 15, 2025
Roland-Garros 2025: a wildcard, then the shock
What was to be a bonus participation turns into a fairy tale. Classified 361st worldwide, Loïs Boisson The French Elsa Jacquemot. Where history rocks is when it eliminates the American Jessica Pegula, world n ° 3, before spreading Mirra Andreeva, n ° 6. The adventure stops in the semi-finals, but the message has passed: the WTA circuit now has with it.
Wounded in the left knee in 2024, Loïs Boisson had disappeared from radars. His return to the foreground is all the more spectacular. The Parisian tournament revealed a player capable of playing with intensity and relaxation, A thousand leagues from the tension that his experience could have generated. This mind, forged in doubts, has become its most beautiful asset.
Loïs Boisson: a growing popularity, a style of her own
Beyond the results, it is his attitude that marks. Loïs Boisson does not seek to look like others. She assumes her outspokenness, her imperfections, her way of being on the court. This naturalness appeals, as much to fans as to observers. She does not play the star: she plays tennis.
His resilience in the face of a public humiliation, followed by an impressive sporting journey, redraws his image. From simple guest, she becomes revelation. From mockery to hygiene, we pass to praises on the back of the game. She proves, in eight games, that we can undergo a spade and answer with a slap … sporty.
