Russian teenager Mira Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title by defeating Polish underdog Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final in Paris on Saturday.
Andreeva, 19, is the youngest player to win a women’s singles title at Roland Garros since Monica Seles of the United States, who was 18 when she won her third consecutive French Open in 1992.
She is also the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam since Maria Sharapova won the French Open in 2014 and the first teenager to win the crown since Poland’s Iga Swiatek in 2020.
Andreeva’s rival Chvalinska, ranked 114th in the world, was trying to become the first qualifier to win in the French capital, but she stood no chance against the world number eight.
In the men’s draw, Germany’s Alexander Zverev is also looking to win his first Grand Slam title when he faces Flavio Cobolli on Sunday.
Edited by: Jennifer Cimino Gonzalez