June 6 (UPI) -- Mirra Andreeva morphed Roland Garros' red brick dust into quicksand for a drained Maja Chwalinska en route to a straight-sets victory in Saturday's 2026 French Open women's singles final.
The 6-3, 6-2 triumph gave the No. 8 Russian her first Grand Slam ****** le in her maiden major final appearance. Andreeva clinched the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen and a $3.2 million first-place prize with a backhand winner into the right corner of Court Philippe-Chatrier.
"I've been watching Roland Garros on TV since I was very, very young," Andreeva said on the TNT broadcast. "It was a big dream of mine to win this tournament.I honestly can't believe I'm holding this trophy right now."
Andreeva, 19, edged her 24-year-old Polish foe 25-10 in winners and converted 7 of 12 break point opportunities in the 88-minute match. She became the 12th teenager to win the women's singles ****** le in Paris. Andreeva dropped just one set through her seven matches at Roland Garros.
She praised her team for their efforts and called Chwalinska "a tricky opponent." Andreeva, who spent eight hours and 14 minutes on the courts at the French Open entering Saturday, appeared more energetic from start to finish in the finale.
The 6-3, 6-2 triumph gave the No. 8 Russian her first Grand Slam ****** le in her maiden major final appearance. Andreeva clinched the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen and a $3.2 million first-place prize with a backhand winner into the right corner of Court Philippe-Chatrier.
"I've been watching Roland Garros on TV since I was very, very young," Andreeva said on the TNT broadcast. "It was a big dream of mine to win this tournament.I honestly can't believe I'm holding this trophy right now."
Andreeva, 19, edged her 24-year-old Polish foe 25-10 in winners and converted 7 of 12 break point opportunities in the 88-minute match. She became the 12th teenager to win the women's singles ****** le in Paris. Andreeva dropped just one set through her seven matches at Roland Garros.
She praised her team for their efforts and called Chwalinska "a tricky opponent." Andreeva, who spent eight hours and 14 minutes on the courts at the French Open entering Saturday, appeared more energetic from start to finish in the finale.
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