Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:07am on 07 Jun 2026,Sunday Sports
Poland's Maja Chwalińska completed a remarkable Cinderella run at the French Open, going from worrying about paying for her Paris hotel to walking away with a €1.4 million prize cheque. The 24-year-old qualifier had revealed earlier in the tournament that she was struggling with accommodation costs because players receive their prize money only after the event ends. A sponsor later stepped in to help. Chwalińska became the first qualifier to reach the Roland-Garros women's singles final but fell 6-3, 6-2 to 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who claimed her maiden Grand Slam title. Despite the defeat, Chwalińska's historic run is expected to transform her career and ranking.
