Maja Chwalinska, classificada como a 114ª no ranking mundial, avançou em sua notável trajetória em Roland Garros, na quarta-feira (3). A atleta da Polônia superou Anna Kalinskaya, tornando-se a segunda jogadora oriunda do qualifying a alcançar a semifinal do torneio francês.
Chwalinska derrotou a tenista russa, 22ª no ranking global, durante as quartas de final com placares de 7-6 (7/3) Maja Chwalinska, a 24-year-old Polish qualifier, has made a surprising run to the semifinals of Roland Garros, defeating Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(3), 6-3 in the quarterfinals.
This achievement is particularly remarkable given that Chwalinska had only won two WTA-level clay court matches in her entire career before this tournament. She is now just one victory away from potentially competing for the biggest title on the surface.
In Friday’s semifinal, Chwalinska will face either world number one Aryna Sabalenka or 25th seed Diana Shnaider.
Chwalinska has also etched her name in Roland Garros history by becoming the first woman in the Open Era to reach the semifinals after coming through qualifying since Nadia Podoroska in 2020.
Expressing her disbelief, Chwalinska said after her victory, “Honestly, I don’t know what’s happening. I know I’m repeating myself, but every match here is kind of crazy for me.”
In the match against Kalinskaya, Chwalinska had two opportunities to serve for the first set but was broken back under strong winds, leading to a 5-5 tie. She eventually won the tie-break. In the second set, she took a dominant 4-1 lead with two breaks and closed out the match in straight sets. Her performance has already guaranteed her a significant boost in her ranking. Aqui estão algumas opções para completar a frase, dependendo do contexto:
- “Com sua campanha em Paris, o atleta conseguiu entrar no top 30 do ranking.”
- “Sua campanha em Paris o impulsionou para o top 30 do ranking.”
- “Isso o colocou no top 30 do ranking com sua campanha em Paris.”
- “Com sua campanha em Paris, ele/ela alcançou o top 30 do ranking.”
- “Sua campanha em Paris o levou ao top 30 do ranking.”
