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Andreeva wins first Grand Slam tennis title
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Polish underdog Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the French Open in Paris on Saturday to claim her first Grand Slam title.
Andreeva, 19, is the youngest player to win the women’s singles title at Roland Garros since the United States’ Monica Seles, who was 18 when she won a 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 take the crown since Poland’s Iga Swiatek in 2020.
Andreeva’s opponent, Chwalinska, ranked 114th in the world, was attempting to become the first qualifier to win in the French capital, but stood little chance against the world number eight.
In the men’s draw, Germany’s Alexander Zverev is also looking to win a first ever Grand Slam title when he faces Flavio Cobolli on Sunday.
Edited by: Jenipher Camino Gonzalez
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