Qualifier Chwalinska sets up Andreeva French Open final clash
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Qualifier Maja Chwalinska made history at the French Open by becoming the first qualifier in the professional era to reach the Roland Garros final. She will face Mirra Andreeva, and a win would make her just the second woman since the Open era began to claim a Grand Slam title after coming through qualifying rounds.
Maja Chwalinska made French Open history on Thursday as the world number 114 became the first qualifier in the professional era to reach the Roland Garros final, where she will take on Mirra Andreeva.Should she best Andreeva in the final, Chwalinska will become just the second woman to come through qualifying and win a Grand Slam final in any major since the Open era began, after Emma Raducanu's title run at the US Open in 2021.