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French Open: Mira Andreeva becomes the new queen of Roland Garros, qualifier Maya Chvalinska could not create history

By Samira Vishwas

Paris, June 6. A new queen was crowned on the red gravel surface of Roland Garros on Saturday evening, when 19-year-old Russian sensation Mira Andreeva defeated Polish qualifier Maya Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided final of the French Open, the second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.

Philippe Chatrier played the first Grand Slam final of her career on the Center Court. In this clash between the two players, eighth seed Andreeva had to spend only 82 minutes and she added a new chapter in the tennis world by defeating 24-year-old Chwalinska, ranked 114th in the WTA Tour, and winning her first major title at the age of just 19.

Andreeva becomes the youngest French Open champion after Seles

Andreeva has become the youngest female champion at Roland Garros since 1992 i.e. in 34 years. This record is in the name of American Monica Seles, who earned the title of champion here at the age of 18. Interestingly, for the second consecutive year in the French Open, a new champion was emerged in the women’s category. Last year, American black beauty Coco Goff achieved this feat by surprising top seed Belarusian star Arina Sabalenka.

Meera after trailing by 2-3 won 10 games in a row

The first five games amid strong winds featured tense rallies between the two players as both tried to acclimatise to the unfamiliar surroundings of a Grand Slam final. But once Andreeva found her rhythm, her talent began to shine.

Andreeva effectively ended the match by winning 10 consecutive games after trailing 2–3 in the first set. With a backhand cross court winner on match point, she got emotional and got down on her knees on the court and celebrated the victory.

The feeling of winning a title in real life is better than dreams. :Andreeva

Andreeva, who won the title two years after reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final in Paris, said after receiving the trophy from Mary Pierce, ‘To be honest, I have fantasized many times before. Not just about this tournament, but I have dreamed, I have thought a lot about how it will happen, whether it will happen, when it will happen and where it will happen.

Andreeva said, ‘I would say that in real life this feeling is much better than in dreams. It feels so good to see this trophy and feel that this is really true, and that I can call myself a Grand Slam champion.

I will never forget these three weeks – Chwalinska

On the other hand, Chwalinska, who had traveled 10 matches till the finals including three in the qualifiers, missed out on creating history. She was seeking to become the first qualifier champion to win a title at Roland Garros since the beginning of the Open era (1968).

At present, after this brilliant performance, Chwalinska will move from 114th place to 21st place in the world ranking on Monday and after the result, she adopted a philosophical approach and said, ‘I will never forget these three weeks. I felt as if I had no weapons against him (Andreeva) today. He faced the wind much better than me.

Granollers and Zeballos defend men’s singles title

Meanwhile, in the match played under a closed roof on the Center Court before the women’s singles final, top seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain and his Argentinian partner Horacio Zeballos successfully defended the men’s doubles title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over second seeded Harry Heliovara of Finland and Henry Patton of Britain.

Granollers and Zeballos won their third major title without losing a set. This was his third title win in the last five Grand Slams. “I’m 41 years old and this is one of the best moments of my career,” Zeballos told the audience.

men’s singles final Zverev on the threshold of the first major title of his career

Like the women’s, the excitement in the men’s singles is also at its peak, where second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany is one step away from the first Grand Slam title of his career, where he will meet 10th seed Italian Plavio Coboli on Sunday. Zverev has previously reached the finals of the 2020 US Open, 2024 French Open and 2025 Australian Open, but has not been able to lift the trophy till now.

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