🇩🇪 WTA Hamburg – Semifinal
Dayana Yastremska vs Loïs Boisson
🧠 Form & Context
Loïs Boisson
The 22-year-old Frenchwoman is enjoying a breakout 2025 campaign and now finds herself in her first-ever WTA semifinal, backing up her surprise French Open semifinal run. Her clay-court record this year is outstanding at 24–7, including multiple ITF titles.
Boisson’s Hamburg week has been rock-solid—defeating Tomova, Korpatsch, and Grabher with a mix of clean baseline play, intelligent redirection, and superior court coverage. She’s shown both physical and mental stamina, especially in her three-set comeback win earlier in the week.
Dayana Yastremska
An enigmatic talent with a power-first game, Yastremska has had a turbulent season but quietly enters her second WTA semifinal of 2025. Hamburg is a familiar setting for the Ukrainian—she reached the semis here in 2021 and has rekindled that form with wins over Galfi, Parry, and Stevanovic.
While she’s struggled with inconsistency and injury over the past year, Yastremska’s upside is undeniable. She owns wins over Top 20 players like Gauff and Jabeur in 2025 and has a gear that few can match when she’s locked in.
🔍 Match Breakdown
This is a clash of consistency vs explosiveness.
Boisson will try to lengthen rallies, draw errors, and force Yastremska to hit extra balls from uncomfortable positions. Her clay instincts, tactical patience, and high rally tolerance give her a legitimate shot against a player prone to streaky patches.
Yastremska, meanwhile, will look to strike early and often—especially with her aggressive return game and flat, penetrating groundstrokes. She’ll need to avoid the peaks and valleys that have haunted her in the past, particularly if the match goes the distance.
The tempo of this semifinal will dictate the outcome. If Boisson slows things down and gets her rhythm, she can frustrate the Ukrainian. But if Yastremska controls the middle of the court and finishes points early, her power may carry her to the final.
🔮 Prediction
This should be a match of swings—Boisson’s tactical clay-court play vs Yastremska’s raw pace and WTA-level experience. Boisson’s rise continues, but Yastremska’s firepower and confidence in Hamburg may be just enough.
🧩 Projected score: Yastremska wins 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Confidence: ★★★☆☆
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