Mirra Andreeva wins the French Open
Mirra Andreeva is the youngest women’s champion at Roland Garros since Monica Seles won her third straight title in 1992 as an 18-year-old. Talent.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 16:00
Mirra Andreeva wins the French Open
Andreeva signs the brick of clay to be added to the wall of champions, before taking a seat and wiping a few tears from her eyes with a look of disbelief as the line judges and ball children are celebrated.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:58
Mirra Andreeva wins the French Open
Hugs for friends, family and her support staff from Mirra Andreeva – they’ve all supported her along the way. It was never a question of talent with the 19-year-old, but she’s shown that she has the right mentality for grand slam success. How many will she win? Certainly, this feels like a significant moment in instilling belief going forward.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:54
GAME, SET AND MATCH! Maja Chwalinska 3-6, 2-6 Mirra Andreeva
Dominant stuff, in the end, from Mirra Andreeva, fulfilling her destiny with a first grand slam title – and there could be many more to follow.
The fairytale story of Maja Chwalinska is crushed at the last. She just didn’t have the firepower to stay with her opponent today, but what a run.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:51
Mirra Andreeva wins the French Open!
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:49
A break! Maja Chwalinska* 3-6, 2-5 Mirra Andreeva
Well well well. We’ve seen two extraordinary collapses from positions of strength already in this French Open – surely not another? Mirra Andreeva is on the brink of victory but rather sloppily tosses a game away. On we go.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:45
Maja Chwalinska 3-6, 1-5 Mirra Andreeva*
On the board! Maja Chwalinska avoids the ignominy of a bagel to end a compelling underdog campaign, battling to a hold.
It may well be her last hurrah, though…
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:41
Maja Chwalinska* 3-6, 0-5 Mirra Andreeva
She’s even beating Maja Chwalinska at her own game. A series of slice forehands are a defensive masterclass in a rare point in which Mirra Andreeva is not on top, before a looping lob clips the line and draws an error from her opponent.
An ugly overhead finds the net to delay the inevitable – no mistake is made a point later and Chwalinska will serve to stay alive.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:36
Maja Chwalinska 3-6, 0-4 Mirra Andreeva*
It is starting to look like the mismatch some feared. Maja Chwalinska is trying to slow the pace of play down, but there isn’t the same zip or accuracy in her game, and it is allowing Mirra Andreeva to dictate and dominate from inside the baseline.
A break to love is the seventh game on the spin for our 2026 champion-elect.
Mirra Andreeva is closing in on victory (AP)
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:33
Maja Chwalinska* 3-6, 0-3 Mirra Andreeva
Or is she? There’s the Maja Chwalinska we’ve grown to know and love in this tournament, drawing a hurl of the ball in frustration from Mirra Andreeva after defeating her with a drop shot. Andreeva is a smooth mover and that was still much too good. 0-40.
It proves only temporary respite. Chwalinska is run ragged by a series of perfectly placed Andreeva and then concedes the game by lobbing long. More hope ebbs away as the Russian takes another firm stride towards final victory.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 June 2026 15:29