Lois Boisson has been through a lot since her last victory on the WTA Tour.
Boisson reached the semifinals of Roland Garros last year in a huge breakthrough run, when she was the world number 361.
The Frenchwoman also won her first WTA title in Hamburg last year, but Boisson then faced many struggles due to leg and arm injuries.
Boisson made her return to the WTA Tour last month after seven months on the sidelines, and she has now returned to winning ways.
Lois Boisson wins her first match in eight months at the Strasbourg Open
After making her return to tennis, Boisson had lost all three matches she had played.
Boisson was hoping to change this at the Strasbourg Open after receiving a wildcard, where she was drawn in the first round against world number 32 Xinyu Wang.
Despite being the lower-ranked player, Boisson was able to beat Wang 6-3, 7-6(4) to claim her first win since September.
Boisson is now back to winning ways, but she will face an even tougher test in her next match against another breakthrough star of the past 12 months in Victoria Mboko, who is the top seed in Strasbourg.
Mboko is also in need of a victory, having lost her only match of the clay court season so far at the Madrid Open.
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Lois Boisson reunites with her former coach in Strasbourg
Not only has Boisson returned to winning ways, but she has also reunited with her former coach.
Boisson hired Amanda Anisimova’s former coach Hendrick Vleeshouwers on a trial basis after parting ways with Florian Reynet.
However, that trial has now come to an end, with Boisson bringing Reynet, who helped her reach the Roland Garros semifinals, back on to her team.
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When asked about this, Boisson explained that she realised she needed more familiarity within her team.
“I tried a coach last month and I just realised that I needed to be with people who knew me from before,” said Boisson, as reported by L’Equipe.
“The rest of the team hadn’t changed for years, but on the tennis side, things were a bit more complicated. I’m in a phase where I need to find myself again, to get my bearings, that’s why I called Florian.
“It’s about knowing each other inside out. He knows what I do well, what I do badly, what I struggle with, where I’m strong, so communication is easier. We’ve known each other for years, everything is simpler.”
