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Out-of-body, feet on the ground: how Maja Chwalinska holds her fairytale together
World No. 114 Maja Chwalinska, a qualifier, reaches a Grand Slam final. She feels 'in a bubble,' staying remarkably grounded despite her fairytale run. Her serene focus on the game, studying opponents, and natural instinct drive her unexpected success.
Clinical: Zverev reaches his second Roland-Garros final and his fourth Grand Slam final, beating Mensik in four sets
Alexander Zverev defeated Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday afternoon. He'll face the winner of the match between Matteo Arnaldi and No 10 seed Flavio Cobolli in the final
June 5, 1953: The day American tennis legend Bill Tilden passed away
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On June 5, 1953, Bill Tilden, the first American tennis legend, passed away at the age of 60 one day before he was due to fly out to play in the US Pro Championships
The unbelievable story of Maja Chwalinska: the world No. 114 becomes the first qualifier ever to reach the Roland-Garros final
Maja Chwalinska, 24, world No. 114, beat Diana Shnaider (No 25) 7-6(4), 6-4 on Court Philippe-Chatrier. She's only the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, after Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open.
“A Grand Slam is nothing compared to that”: the battles Marta Kostyuk won with herself before she ever reached a semi-final
Marta Kostyuk lost her first Grand Slam semi-final, but for her, the real victories happened off-court. She details her profound personal transformation since the war, crediting therapy and a shift in perspective for her newfound equanimity and success, valuing internal battles over on-court results.
“Results are just a side effect”: Coach Sandra Zaniewska on the season that took Marta Kostyuk to a maiden Grand Slam semi-final
June 4, 1972: Gimeno becomes oldest man to win Roland-Garros…at that time
“I’m so tired of it”: Matteo Berrettini’s comeback ends in a Roland-Garros retirement, and a new injury
“I don’t feel like I’m the player I want to be”: Félix Auger-Aliassime cuts a raw figure after Roland-Garros exit
An Italian will play the men’s final at Roland-Garros: Cobolli into the semi-finals, defeating Auger-Aliassime
“I got into a very deep, dark hole”: Sabalenka on a collapse that hands Roland-Garros an unpredictable finish
Unbelievable: Shnaider beats Sabalenka 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 after the world No. 1 implodes serving for the match
“Just really insane”: Mensik and Fonseca were as shocked as you were by their level of play
June 3, 2001: The day Gustavo Kuerten saved match point and gave his heart to Roland-Garros
Mensik ends Fonseca’s run after an immense battle on Chatrier, into his first Grand Slam semi-final
Rafael Jódar teats Roland-Garros exit a beginning, not a chance gone begging
Zverev shakes off a slow opening to dispatch Jodar in straight sets and reach his 5th Roland-Garros semi-finals
“The Grand Slam I grew up dreaming of”: Sorana Cîrstea reflects on her last Roland-Garros
Kostyuk’s undefeated clay run survives an emotional all-Ukrainian quarter-final at Roland-Garros
Andreeva reaches her second Grand Slam semi-final, both at Roland-Garros, beating Cirstea 6-0, 6-3