Loïs Boisson at the Hamburg tournament in 2025.
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French tennis number one Loïs Boisson, away from the courts since the fall due to an injury, announced on Monday her withdrawal from the United Cup which begins on Friday, hoping “be ready“for the Australian Open.”Unfortunately, I had a little setback during my pre-season preparation” et “will not be ready in time to participate in the United Cup“, mixed team competition in Perth (Australia) which marks the start of the 2026 season, wrote the 36th in the world on her Instagram account.
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“It was a very difficult decision to make, as I was really looking forward to representing France for the first time in a team competition“, added the 22-year-old from Dijon. “I’m doing everything possible to be ready in time for the Australian Open“, first Grand Slam of the season from January 18 to February 1, she concluded.
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Boisson, a surprise semi-finalist at Roland-Garros in the spring before winning her first WTA circuit title in Hamburg in July, announced at the end of October that she was ending her season, insufficiently recovered from an injury to her left thigh contracted at the WTA 1,000 tournament in Beijing at the end of September. She had stated her objective of “come back very strong in 2026“.
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