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Andreeva wins French Open as Chwalinska fairytale ends
Key takeaways
- Mirra Andreeva is the first teenager to win the Roland Garros women's singles title since Iga Swiatek in 2020
- Andreeva, 19, fulfilled the potential she has long shown with a 6-3 6-2 victory over an opponent who was a 500-1 outsider before the tournament.
- Russian eighth seed Andreeva is the youngest woman to win the Roland Garros title since Monica Seles in 1992.
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Mirra Andreeva is the first teenager to win the Roland Garros women's singles title since Iga Swiatek in 2020
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Roland Garros Published6 June 2026, 16:06 BSTUpdated 11 minutes ago Teenager Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title as Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska was denied a fairytale French Open victory.
Andreeva, 19, fulfilled the potential she has long shown with a 6-3 6-2 victory over an opponent who was a 500-1 outsider before the tournament.
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