Lois Boisson vs Julia Grabher

WTA Hamburg R1 Preview: Lois Boisson vs Julia Grabher

🧠 Form & Context

Lois Boisson

• 🌱 Breakout season: The 22-year-old French talent surged to a career-high No. 63 after a stunning semifinal run at Roland-Garros, where she defeated Pegula and Andreeva.
• 🧱 Clay specialist: Holds a 21–7 clay record in 2025, with multiple ITF finals and high-level WTA wins on the surface.
• 🧵 Recent form: Despite early exits in Bastad and Wimbledon, she’s won 22 of her last 29 matches and remains one of the tour’s rising threats.
• 📍 Hamburg debut: First appearance here, but the slow clay suits her tactical and physical strengths well.

Julia Grabher

• ⛰️ Veteran volume grinder: Already played 47 matches in 2025 with 29 clay wins and three ITF titles, showing she’s still gritty and dangerous on the dirt.
• 🩼 Bastad stumble: Suffered a surprising first-round defeat to Romero Gormaz last week, struggling to build rhythm in longer rallies.
• 🔁 Resilient competitor: Reached multiple ITF finals this summer and took a set off Juvan in Brescia, showing flashes of her former top-100 level.
• 📍 Hamburg familiarity: Made the R16 here in 2023—knows the venue and can grind through slow-court battles when in rhythm.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a battle between a surging young WTA player and a tour-tough veteran. Boisson has shown remarkable consistency and composure on clay, particularly in high-pressure situations. Her crisp two-handed backhand, especially up the line, is one of her biggest assets on slower courts.

Grabher will need to play aggressive early and take the ball early to avoid falling into Boisson’s baseline web. Her transition game and heavier forehand can trouble Boisson, but only if she controls tempo. If the rallies extend, Boisson’s physicality and timing should wear her down.

Boisson has more upside, but this is not a match to take lightly—Grabher is savvy and won't give this away. Still, the Frenchwoman’s rise feels like it has more layers to unfold this summer.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Boisson in straight sets — tighter second set expected, but her shot tolerance and form edge should prove too much.