Eighth-ranked Mirra Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in 6-3, 6-2 win in final.By The Associated PressPublished On 6 Jun 20266 Jun 2026Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15.At 19, she’s a Grand Slam champion.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe eighth-ranked Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska by 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final on Saturday.Andreeva became the youngest player to win the women’s singles title since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she landed her third straight French Open in 1992.“You’re so young and talented. It’s so annoying,” Chwalinska told Andreeva during the awards ceremony.When Andreeva executed a backhand cross-court winner on her first match point, she threw her racket into the air and dropped on her knees to the clay to celebrate.During the trophy presentation, Andreeva took the unusual step of thanking herself “for believing in myself, always giving my 100 percent, even when it’s tough, trying every day to be better as a person and as a player, believing that I can do this, fighting so many demons inside of me.“Only I know how tough it was for me,” Andreeva added. “How nervous I was throughout these two weeks.”Chwalinska was attempting to become the first qualifier to capture the Roland Garros title.Andreeva was born Siberia, moved to Sochi, and eventually France, to develop her tennis career.She drew a loud applause from the crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier when she spoke a few words of French during the trophy presentation.“Thanks for your support today and over these past two marvellous weeks here in Paris,” Andreeva said. “It was very important for me.” Advertisement Alexande …
