Lois Boisson continues fairy tale French Open run as she books her spot in the semifinals

Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale Cinderella run at the French Open on Wednesday as she beat No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals.

Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale Cinderella run at the French Open on Wednesday as she beat No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals. The world No. 361 won in straight sets – 7-6 (6), 6-3 – at Roland Garros to the delight of the home crowd cheering her on. Boisson collapsed to the floor after securing her monumental win, with her hands on her head in disbelief. The 22-year-old becomes just the lowest ranked grand semifinalist in the last 40 years and the third player since 1980 to make the semifinals in their first major after Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati, both at the 1989 French Open. Boisson will face No. 2 seed Coco Gauff in the last four after the 21-year-old came back from a set down to beat her fellow American Madison Keys and reach the semifinals on Wednesday. Gauff lost the opening set at Roland Garros in a nervy tiebreaker to Keys but bounced back emphatically to eventually win 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1, ending Keys’ 11-match grand slam win streak.