The player accused of smelling ugly, the only Frenchwoman remained in the race at Roland Garros! »Has perfected her training using visualization

The French player Lois Boisson came to attention this year, in April, following an unpleasant incident during the WTA 250 tournament in Rouen. Now, a month and a half later, he is the only representative of his country in the finals of Roland Garros.

At Rouen, in the match in round 1 with the British Harrier Dart, the latter addressed the chair referee before returning to the field for a range with this wisdom: “Can you tell him to use deodorant? It smells very bad”. The malicious claim did not escape attention, being captured on the sound of the TV transmission.

Boisson then defeated Dart, who later tried to repair the bad impression left with a post on social networks. The Frenchman took the situation with humor, publishing a assembly in which a deodorant appeared, with the Caption: “Dove, it seems I need a sponsorship.”

Lois entered the main panel in Paris with a Wild Card from the organizers, and the attention around it has increased. “It is very phlegmatic, which is its strength. She was very temperamental when she was younger. Now calmed down, it's balanced“, The former 11 world number Alize Cornet for Le Parisien described it.

Lois Boisson, revolutionary training after injury

But more interesting is what she has adopted in her training, along with the physical trainer Sebastien Durand and his innovative vision.

Following an unexpected collision with a car while the pedal, Durand became the victim of multiple comforts. “I have worked a lot on the eye with vestibular physiotherapists, balance of balance and work between the eyes and foot“He recalled for L'Equipe.

Then came the idea to include this work on the eye in support for athletes. “This is a neuro-visual training. The idea is to connect the brain's information to the eye, so that the player is no longer subject to this information. Now we know that the eye represents 80% of the information in the vision is not new, but I thought we could go further,” he detailed.

For guidance and medical validation, he appealed to Angela Ragaigne, orthopedician specialized in the neuro-visual care of people with brain comfort. “The idea was to perform a precise evaluation in order to implement specific exercises to meet the needs of the athletes,” said Durand, who works with Grigor Dimitrov17th place ATP.

Lois Boisson and Sebastien Durand to a Photo Training: Testagram

Lois Boisson, “improvements to the ability to react and balance”

In the case of Boisson, stopping due to the injury he suffered, a break of the previous ligament and the meniscus on the left knee, was the ideal time to start the work. “In just one year, I saw significant results in all areas. I have seen improvements in terms of reaction and balance,” said Durand for the quoted source.

And the player admits that this work has also helped her to overcome inhibitions when she started playing again, in addition to her tennis benefits. “Multitasking is at the center of the process to help the eye manage as much information as possible to transmit them to the brain so that making decisions as simple as possible“, Durand explained. In practical terms, there are accessories such as virtual reality headphones or stroboscopic glasses.” But you still need to know how to use them, how often and at what intensity, “he added.

Lois Boisson in May 2024, after photo operation: Instagram

To Roland Garros, Lois Boisson defeated them on Elise Mertens (Belgium, favorite 24), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine, 113 WTA), 6-1, 6-2, and Elsa Jaquemot (France, 138 WTA), 6-0, 0-6, 7-5.