Andreeva, Chwalinska in final

PARIS — Maja Chwalinska made French Open history on Thursday as the world No. 114 became the first qualifier in the professional era to reach the Roland Garros final, where she will take on Mirra Andreeva.

The Pole downed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Last 4 to join Russian 19-year-old Andreeva, a straight-sets winner over Marta Kostyuk, in Saturday’s title-decider.

Should she beat Andreeva, Chwalinska will become just the second woman to come through qualifying and win a Grand Slam final in any major since the Open era began, after Emma Raducanu’s title run at the 2021 US Open.

The 24-year-old said her run in the French capital was “like a dream,” moments after beating 25th seed Shnaider.

Earlier, Andreeva raced into her first Grand Slam final as she beat an erratic Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3.