Mirra Andreeva has won her first Grand Slam title after she defeated Maja Chwalinska 6-3 6-2 in the Roland Garros final.
The eighth seed stormed to the Roland Garros title after a competitive start to the match as she wins her first Grand Slam title at 19 years of age.
Meanwhile, Chwalinska showed a great level at the start of the match but didn’t have the energy with this being her tenth match of the tournament.
The opening set was a real battle as both players were nervous while Andreeva was adapting to the varied and unpredictable game of Chwalinska.
It was a good start from the eighth seed who created some early break points but Chwalinska produced some aggressive forehands and some smart serving to save them.
However, Andreeva did go onto break in her opening two return games but the eighth seed’s Achilles heel was her erratic errors on the backhand.
There was an over-excitement from Andreeva as she made some pretty clear errors and the Pole’s game was clearly contributing to the eighth seed’s errors.
Some impressive dropshots proved to be effective once again as Chwalinska broke back on both occasions to level up at 2-2.
A confident service game from Chwalinska was then produced as she found a winning formula of variety and power to hold to love for a 3-2 lead.
Andreeva wasn’t intimidated though as she came through a crucial service game and was starting to gain confidence on serve.
There were moments of irritation from Andreeva who was lulled into the Chwalinska strategy but there was a reminder from Conchita Martinez to not do that.
Eventually Andreeva would get back on track and she broke again for a 4-3 lead as she started to predict Chwalinska’s patterns of play.
There was a confidence about Andreeva’s play as Chwalinska was making errors she hadn’t made in previous rounds.
A run of four games in a row secured the opening set as Andreeva was in the zone and there was work for Chwalinska to do.
It had been a long tournament for Chwalinska as she was playing her tenth match over a three week period in Paris and there were signs that this was becoming a factor.
Andreeva continued her confident tennis to hold in the opening game and then grinded out a break for a 2-0 lead.
There was a glimour of hope in the following game as Chwalinska had three break points producing some lovely mix of variety and power.
However, there was composure and clarity coming from the Andreeva end as she won five points in a row and secured her seventh game in a row.
The confident and aggressive tennis continued as Chwalinska struggled to get her slices low and was not disrupting the Andreeva game like it was in the first five or six games.
A 5-0 lead was produced and Andreeva was inching towards a first Grand Slam title.
There was a slight consolation for Chwalinska who earned a service hold as she avoided a second set bagel.
That seemed to loosen up the qualifier who had nothing to lose and Andreeva started to tighten up with some loose errors which allowed Chwalinska to get one of the breaks back.
Unfortunately for the qualifier, it was only a consolation as Andreeva broke back comfortably to seal her first Grand Slam title.
After the match Chwalinska congratulated Andreeva on the victory, “First of all, congrats to Mirra. You’re such an incredible player. You’re so young and talented it is annoying! Congrats to your team for an amazing job and I wish you the best for the future,” Chwalinska was quoted by the BBC Sport website as saying in her trophy ceremony.
While Andreeva praised Chwalinska for her run to the final, “Congratulations to Maja for these amazing three weeks, passing through qualifying. You’ve done an amazing job, amazing work, you’re a very tricky opponent. I wish you the best of luck for the rest of season and I hope we play many more finals together in the future.”
A remarkable moment for Andreeva who was hugely emotional as she wins her first Grand Slam title at 19 years old.
As for Chwalinska it was a remarkable tournament who played her tenth match of the tournament and will now climb up 93 places in the world rankings to 21 in the world.
