French tennis player Loïs Boisson was forced to retire from her opening qualifying match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, China, after sustaining a thigh injury against Hungary’s Anna Bondár. Sports reported that the 274th-ranked player yielded the match following the first game of the second set on Saturday, October 10, 2026, after dropping the opening tiebreak.
Opening Set Battle Against Anna Bondár
The qualification match began evenly as Loïs Boisson went toe-to-toe with her opponent through the initial eight games. The Dijon native earned the first break point of the encounter during this stretch, though she could not convert the opportunity to seize the lead. Anna Bondár, ranked 64th in the WTA standings, held her serve to push the set into a tiebreak. The opening sequence featured service breaks traded between both competitors before Boisson manufactured a set point on her opponent’s delivery. Bondár erased the deficit and captured the next three points to secure the tiebreak and take the opening set.
Medical Interruption and Subsequent Retirement
Following the conclusion of the first set, Loïs Boisson requested a medical timeout to address visible discomfort in her thigh. After receiving treatment during the standard three-minute evaluation period, the French competitor returned to the court and managed to claim the opening game of the second set. However, recognizing she could not continue under competitive conditions, Boisson retired from the match immediately afterward, handing Bondár a straight-sets progression into the main draw qualification phase.
Season Form and Recent Momentum
Prior to her arrival in China, she had endured first-round exits in her previous six appearances on the main WTA circuit. She found temporary momentum at the WTA 125 tournament in Adana, where she reached the singles final before losing to compatriot Léolia Jeanjean. This latest injury casts uncertainty over her remaining schedule for the final stretch of the 2026 tennis season.
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