Teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva is through to her first Grand Slam final after an excellent 6-1, 6-3 win over Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3, and will now face the winner of Diana Shnaider and Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.
The Russian eight seed – born in 2007 – has demonstrated remarkable maturity throughout the tournament, blending tactical intelligence with superb court coverage and defensive skills. She produced arguably the best performance of her fortnight as she outplayed her opponent in just 76 minutes.
“I am still very, very nervous,” said Andreeva on court afterwards. “I was nervous coming into this match. Obviously, Marta has had an amazing season. Until this match, she has not lost a match on clay. She is an amazing player and a very tough opponent, and I am just super happy with the way I played today. I am happy that I am in my first ever Grand Slam final. It is amazing – I have never felt anything like this before.”
While Kostyuk showed her nerves by double-faulting twice in the first game, Andreeva balanced her power, aggression and control perfectly as she raced to a 3-0 lead in just twelve minutes. Her first serve placement was particularly effective winning her multiple free points. She took the opening set dropping just one game in just over half an hour.
Ukrainian Kostyuk had looked very comfortable on the slower Paris courts, combining powerful groundstrokes with improved consistency in the biggest moments, and led the head-to-head 2-0 after defeating Andreeva twice in 2026 – including the Madrid Open final on clay last month – and came into the tournament with 16 clay court wins.
But Andreeva broke with a superb laser-like backhand down the line to go 2-0 up at the start of the second set to continue her fine form. Kostyuk attempted to change things up by returning serve from inside the court but could not hit through Andreeva’s excellent defences.
With the roof now closing due to poor weather, Kostyuk won the longest rally of the match – 26 shots – to put pressure on her opponent as she went 30-0 ahead in the 4-2 game. After Andreeva double faulted, she followed up with another error to concede the break.
The crowd sensed that there could still be a real contest, but Andreeva broke again before serving out the match when a Kostyuk forehand went long.
After the match, there was no handshake between the pair due to the stance taken by their respective countries when Russia’s full-scale invasion began four years ago.
“The conditions were very tough today. It was windy,” said Andreeva. “I couldn’t understand the direction the wind was going in. I am happy I was able to stay focused. I told myself to accept everything that happens on the court. I just told myself no matter what happens, I am going to fight and give my best. With this kind of mindset, I ended up winning the match.”
