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Chwalinska slips on match point - then suffers defeat
Key takeaways
- Maja Chwalinska reached the French Open final as a qualifier last month
- French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska was one point away from winning her Wimbledon first-round match before a slip on the grass changed everything.
- Poland's Chwalinska stormed to the Roland Garros final as a qualifier in June and looked set to continue her good form at 6-2 5-2 up against Mananchaya Sawangkaew on the first day at SW19.
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Maja Chwalinska reached the French Open final as a qualifier last month
French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska was one point away from winning her Wimbledon first-round match before a slip on the grass changed everything.
Poland's Chwalinska stormed to the Roland Garros final as a qualifier in June and looked set to continue her good form at 6-2 5-2 up against Mananchaya Sawangkaew on the first day at SW19.
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