Loïs Boisson vs. Tamara Korpatsch

WTA Hamburg – Round of 16
Loïs Boisson vs. Tamara Korpatsch

🧠 Form & Context

Loïs Boisson

• 🎯 2025 breakout season: The 22-year-old Frenchwoman has skyrocketed to WTA No. 63, thanks in large part to her 22–7 clay record and a stunning Roland Garros quarterfinal run that included upsets over Pegula and Andreeva.
• 🏆 ITF-WTA balance: Claimed a title in Saint-Gaudens and has consistently posted wins across levels—proving she can grind through both long weeks and big moments.
• ⚡ Flew through R1: Took down Julia Grabher 6–1, 6–3 with ease, showing no signs of burnout despite her packed clay schedule.
• 🎾 Composed game style: Big serve, excellent rally tolerance, and physical endurance form the backbone of her success on slow surfaces.

Tamara Korpatsch

• 🇩🇪 German clay-court staple: With nearly 300 career clay wins, Korpatsch is a stubborn, smart grinder who knows how to drag matches into the trenches—especially at home events like Hamburg, where she made the QF in 2024.
• 📈 Steady but streaky: Arrived in Hamburg off losses to Pridankina, Bejlek, and Barthel, but handled Serban in R1 with routine confidence.
• 💥 Upset threat: Currently outside the Top 150, but capable of bothering higher-ranked opponents when she’s allowed rhythm and time.
• 🛑 Fitness watch: Still on the comeback trail after an injury-hit 2024 and hasn’t played deep into many events this season.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a generational contrast: Boisson brings structured aggression and the stamina of a top-tier prospect, while Korpatsch counters with decades of clay-court cunning. The Frenchwoman looks to strike early in points, dictate off her forehand, and pressure second serves. Her serve-return combo has become one of her biggest strengths in 2025.

Korpatsch, on the other hand, thrives on chaos—she’ll break rhythm with loop, slice, and soft angles, trying to frustrate Boisson into overhitting or hesitating. The question is whether she can consistently disrupt without leaking errors or being overpowered when Boisson steps inside the baseline.

If Boisson keeps the tempo high and rallies short, she wins this comfortably. If Korpatsch slows things down and forces junk-ball exchanges, things could tighten dramatically.

🔮 Prediction

Boisson’s ceiling is much higher, and she’s shown the maturity to problem-solve at a high level on clay. Korpatsch will push her, especially with home support and her rhythm-killing toolkit, but the Frenchwoman’s consistency and strength off both wings should see her through—albeit with some turbulence.

Prediction: Boisson in three sets (6–4, 3–6, 6–3).

Upset path for Korpatsch: Win over 68% of first-serve points, disrupt Boisson’s forward movement with frequent drop shots, and bait her into slice exchanges on the backhand wing to break rhythm.