PARIS — The spotlight shines brightly on Loïs Boisson, the stunning breakout star of the French Open. Following her enchanting journey at Roland-Garros, she has surged an astounding 296 spots in the WTA rankings.
This remarkable French talent, who once held the 361st position, now stands proud at 65th after an impressive appearance in the semifinals of the prestigious clay court Grand Slam.
Although Coco Gauff triumphed over Boisson in their semifinal clash on her path to capturing her first French Open title, the rankings at the top remained unchanged, with Aryna Sabalenka maintaining her lead, closely followed by Gauff and fellow American Jessica Pegula.
Sabalenka faced Gauff in the thrilling final at Roland-Garros, where she fell short.
A wild-card entrant in Paris, Boisson’s journey included a stunning upset over third-seeded Pegula, which propelled her to the quarterfinals. She also defeated sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva before Gauff halted her fairy-tale run.
Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Quebec, remains the highest-ranked Canadian on the WTA Tour at No. 30, experiencing a slight drop of three spots from last week. Meanwhile, Toronto’s Victoria Mboko, who advanced to the third round in Paris, made an impressive leap of 29 places to reach 91st.
In the men’s circuit, Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his title in a record-length final against the top-ranked Jannik Sinner on Sunday, holding his ground in the second position of the ATP rankings behind the Italian challenger.
Despite the defeat, Sinner extended his dominance with an impressive 2,030-point lead, as Alcaraz, being the defending champion, could not accrue additional points this time around. Sinner gained 500 points by reaching the finals, a substantial improvement compared to his semifinal exit last year.
Alexander Zverev, currently ranked third, lost 900 points following his quarterfinal exit against Novak Djokovic, who made strides upward to fifth place, overtaking fourth-ranked Jack Draper.
Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime fell two spots to No. 29, whereas Denis Shapovalov from Richmond Hill, Ontario, climbed one rank to 30th. Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo also saw a slight decline, moving down one place to No. 55.
