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Chwalinska bidding to take final step at French Open against Andreeva
Key takeaways
- Chwalinska was roared on by thousands of Polish fans, who were perhaps expecting to be watching four-time champion Iga Swiatek, during her semi-final win over Diana Shnaider.
- The 24-year-old is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Emma Raducanu, the only man or woman in the Open era to win a Grand Slam singles tournament as a qualifier.
- “Let’s not pretend someone expected it,” admitted Chwalinska.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Maja Chwalinska will bid to become only the second qualifier in the professional era to win a Grand Slam title on Saturday after a run that has been “hard to process”, but faces her toughest test yet in the final against Mirra Andreeva.
Chwalinska was roared on by thousands of Polish fans, who were perhaps expecting to be watching four-time champion Iga Swiatek, during her semi-final win over Diana Shnaider.
The 24-year-old is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Emma Raducanu, the only man or woman in the Open era to win a Grand Slam singles tournament as a qualifier.
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