French Open: Andreeva wins first Grand Slam tennis title
Key takeaways
- Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final in Paris.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Ex Az Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final in Paris.
- Andreeva, 19, is the youngest player to win the women's singles title at Roland Garros since the United States' Monica Seles, who was 18 when she won a third consecutive French Open in 1992.
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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final in Paris. She is the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam since Maria Sharapova won the French Open in 2014,
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ex Az Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final in Paris. Image: Burak Akbulut/Anadolu/picture alliance Advertisement Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Polish underdog Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the French Open in Paris on Saturday to claim her first Grand Slam title.
Andreeva, 19, is the youngest player to win the women's singles title at Roland Garros since the United States' Monica Seles, who was 18 when she won a third consecutive French Open in 1992.