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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros

Chwalinska makes history after stunning Shnaider to reach French Open final

Maja Chwalinska celebrates her semi-final victory against Diana Shnaider in the French Open.
Maja Chwalinska said her semi-final victory against Diana Shnaider was ‘like a dream’. Photograph: Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

In the delirious aftermath of yet another shock win, Maja ­Chwalinska picked herself up from the floor, walked to her chair and sobbed into her towel.

That outburst of emotion was somehow still an understated response to such an astounding achievement, for Chwalinska, a qualifier, will improbably compete for the Roland Garros title on Saturday after outsmarting the 25th seed, Diana Shnaider, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

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