Maja Chwalinska Reaches French Open Final

Kathmandu. Poland's 24-year-old tennis player Maja Chwalinska has made a sensational performance in the French Open, reaching the final of the women's singles. In the semi-final held on Thursday, she defeated Russia's Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-4.

With this victory, Chwalinska has become the second qualifier player in the Open Era (since 1968) to reach a Grand Slam singles final. Earlier, in the 2021 US Open, Emma Raducanu was the only Grand Slam player to qualify and reach the final after passing the qualifier stage.

Chwalinska also had to pass three stages of qualification before entering the main competition. Now, in the final to be held on Saturday, she will face 19-year-old Russian player Mirra Andreeva. Andreeva had defeated Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in the semi-final.

Chwalinska, ranked 114th in the world rankings, will climb to 14th place if she wins the tournament. She has lost only one set throughout the tournament and has already defeated four top-50 players in the main draw.

Chwalinska, who was emotional after the historic achievement, said- 'This feels like a dream. I can't believe what's happening right now.'