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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 3Maja Chwalińska Becomes 2nd Open Era Qualifier to Reach French Open Semifinals
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 3Summary
- World No. 114 Maja Chwalińska reached the French Open semifinals with a 7-6(3), 6-3 quarterfinal win over No. 22 Anna Kalinskaya.
- The 24-year-old Pole is unranked in the tournament field and had already beaten another seeded player, Elise Mertens, in the second round.
- Chwalińska had never gone beyond the second round at a Grand Slam before this run; her previous best was Wimbledon 2022 after also qualifying.
- Her breakthrough follows a 2021 break from tennis during a battle with depression, a struggle she has discussed publicly since returning to the tour.
- She will face either top seed Aryna Sabalenka or Diana Shnaider for a place in the Roland Garros final.
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