No. 5 seed looks to improve her commendable clay court record.
5th seeded wild-card entrant Lois Boisson resumes her bid for a maiden tour-level title when she faces Viktoriya Tomova at the 2025 Hamburg Open. This quarterfinal encounter on Friday will determine who progresses to the final four, where they will face either No. 2 seed Dayana Yastremska or Dalma Galfi. Can the Roland Garros breakout sensation continue her rise on the red dirt?
Boisson and Tomova will meet for the very first time on Friday. Yet to face each other on the WTA Tour, the duo has a style of play suited to the clay courts in Germany. Boisson is currently ranked No. 63 in the world – making her the top ranked Frenchwoman at the moment. She famously reached the semifinals of Roland Garros, beating the likes of Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva along the way. The 22-year-old enters this contest with an 8-2 record on clay over the past year, and 70% success rate on serve.
mic drop shots from Lois Boisson 😎#HamburgLadiesOpen pic.twitter.com/fnviRZ0IxS
— wta (@WTA) July 16, 2025
While Boisson reached humongous heights on her Grand Slam debut, Tomova is yet to cross the Round of 64 at the majors. A former Top-50 player, this talented Bulgarian achieved her season-best quarterfinal result at the Winners Open in Romania. Tomova is currently ranked No. 105 in the world, and defeated third seed Tatjana Maria and Astra Sharma without dropping a set to get here. She has a 50% break point conversion rate, ranking her at 59th on tour for the same.
Terrific from Tomova! 🌟
— wta (@WTA) July 17, 2025
Viktoriya Tomova moves on to the quarter finals, defeating Sharma in straight sets.#HamburgLadiesOpen pic.twitter.com/fVwBQ9Brau
| Lois Boisson | Category | Viktoriya Tomova |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 0 | WTA Singles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | WTA Doubles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | WTA-1000 Titles | 0 |
| – | Olympics Best Performance | R2 (Paris 2024) |
| No. 63 | Current World Ranking | No. 105 |
When it comes to clay, Boisson finds more consistency in terms of finding the perfect strike zone. As a result, she constructs her points very well. Tomova managed to hit great drop shots to counter Sharma’s baseline-heavy game in the previous round, and will look to do so against her French opponent as well. However, the Boisson challenge might be a bit too tricky for the Bulgarian.
Prediction: Lois Boisson in three sets.
Boisson is the favourite in this match-up against the underdog Tomova. The French youngster has a 64% chance of winning this match, according to the implied probability on the money line. Here are all the important odds for this quarterfinal clash (as per BetMGM):
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