The French Open's $780K Cinderella shows what’s great—and terrible—about tennis

Fairy tales are only available to those who've endured costly grinds, or come with the right heritage.

Welcome back to Club Sportico, where we break down the intersection of sports and money—with an extra bit of humor and opinion. Today, we talk tennis.

French Open wild-card entry Loïs Boisson just gave us the best story of the tournament—if not all of sports this spring—as she toppled two top-10 opponents en route to the women’s singles semifinals. (Amer…