This time it's for real: Nice tennis player Loïs Boisson will be in the main draw of the US Open

She electrified Roland-Garros, reaching the semi-finals . A few weeks later, Loïs Boisson saw the doors to another Grand Slam open to her: the US Open , which will be held from August 24 to September 7.

This time, there's no need to go through qualifying or get a wild card: thanks to her new WTA ranking (63rd in the world, a mark she will improve upon at the end of the Hamburg tournament this week), the French number 1 is directly qualified for the main draw.

A real turning point for this player licensed with TC Nice-Giordan , who also attended the TC Beaulieu school .

Wimbledon, the hitch quickly erased

Boisson had paid dearly for the rigidity of the WTA calendar: her Parisian epic had not carried weight in the Wimbledon selections, the cut being fixed before Roland-Garros. The result: a return to the qualifying stage... and an elimination from the start.

But Flushing Meadows looks a whole different ballgame. Although she hasn't played on outdoor hard courts since the summer of 2022, she has no points to defend and can hope to move up the standings—even a first-round loss would earn her points.

Alizé Cornet also directly qualified?

Along with Loïs Boisson, Elsa Jacquemot and Diane Parry complete the list of French players who have directly qualified. Behind them, Alizé Cornet of Nice is one of the players very close to the cut and who is watching for possible withdrawals to sneak into the draw without going through the qualifiers, thanks to her protected ranking (102nd).