Tennis. For his return after six months of absence, Loïs Boisson suffers a heavy defeat in Madrid.

In the spring of 2025, the 22-year-old Frenchwoman, who had reached the semifinals of Roland Garros, had not played in a competition since September, when she had to withdraw from the third round of the WTA 1000 in Beijing due to a series of injuries and “medical errors”.

On Tuesday, the comeback was tough for the Dijon native on the nearly empty Manolo-Santana court, being immediately overwhelmed by Stearns and unable to score a point on the American’s serve. Regularly late on forehand and backhand shots, Boisson also struggled in movement and lost the set in just 21 minutes.

A defeat in 1 hour and 5 minutes

The situation did not really improve in the second set, with shots still too long. Despite being in a position to break Stearns, the Frenchwoman seemed always disarmed when the rallies lasted.

The American broke her serve to lead 3 games to 1, a break that Boisson could never recover from, surrendering after 1 hour and 5 minutes on a missed forehand shot. The return of the French No. 1 to competition raises concerns just a month before Roland Garros, where she has 720 points to defend thanks to her sensational run last year.

In the next round, Peyton Stearns will face the reigning world No. 1 and title-holder Aryna Sabalenka.