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French Open finalist Chwalinska crashes out of Wimbledon after fall on match point

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French Open runner-up ⁠Maja Chwalinska crashed out of Wimbledon in the opening round ‌following a 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 loss ‌to Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew ‌on Monday after the Pole fell ‌and hurt herself while on ‌match point.

[p]Poland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Chwalinska[/a] was handed a wild card for Wimbledon after ‌her stellar Roland Garros run, ⁠which ‌also ensured that the 24-year-old was seeded ​20th at the All England Club.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/chwalinska-m-OIxOD54s/sawangkaew-m-AFSnl5ye/?mid=vuUtfkdc"]She looked to be ​cruising[/a] after winning the first set and was a point away ⁠from ​a routine win while ahead 5-2 and 40-30 in the second set when she slipped and fell ‌awkwardly near the baseline to injure her right ankle.[/p][embed guid="623c270e-a37b-469d-822c-750865af08b8" url="https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/2071583150140993772" social-type="twitter" /][p]Chwalinska fought on in the second set but struggled to move freely and allowed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sawangkaew-mananchaya/AFSnl5ye/"]Sawangkaew[/a] to draw level at one set apiece, before her challenge faded again after ‌she squandered a 2-0 lead ​in the decider.[/p][p]World number 164 ‌Sawangkaew held her nerve in the face of a valiant fight and sealed the win for her first Grand Slam ⁠main draw ⁠victory.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/wimbledon/"]Follow the women's singles at Wimbledon here.[/a][/b][/p]

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