What she achieved is full of lessons," Mouratoglou shares three takeaways from Boisson's Roland-Garros journey

On his Instagram account, Osaka’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, reflected on the sensational run of French player Loïs Boisson at Roland-Garros. Ranked 361st in the world and granted a wildcard by the organizers, the 22-year-old reached the semifinals of the tournament. A historic feat, which the 55-year-old breaks down into three lessons:

"I think what Lois Boisson accomplished is full of lessons. Lesson number one: anything can happen, anyone can beat anyone in tennis—something we knew theoretically, but it was just theory until it was done. Today, it’s a reality. She believed she could do it, and she did. In fact, she said it: she felt capable of beating anyone.

Second lesson: tennis is a mental game. And if you look at the matches, she was the most emotionally stable. Pegula and Andreeva had moments of emotional turbulence that heavily impacted their performance. She remained steady the entire time. And when you can achieve that level of mental stability during matches, you have such an advantage over any other player.

The third lesson is probably the role of the crowd. She was at home, with the crowd fully behind her. When you don’t feel the pressure to overperform because your ranking is low, when you have nothing to lose, and when the crowd supports you—it’s incredible how powerful that is.