Loïs Boisson had never even played at the French Open before, let alone on the biggest court at Roland-Garros.

Coco Gauff brushed aside Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0 7-5 to move into the French Open quarterfinals and stay on course for her first title in Paris.

After tearing through the third rung of professional women’s tennis, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) awarded Boisson a wild card for the French Open. A week before, at a minor tournament in Paris, Boisson tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and missed nine months of tennis. She didn’t even watch the tournament on television.