French Open LIVE: Chwalinska beats Shnaider to continue fairytale run & set up Andreeva final

[p][b]19:41 CET - [/b]Another incredible day of tennis has come to an end here in Paris! We will be back tomorrow for men's semi-final day, with a new Grand Slam champion also guaranteed.[/p][p][b]19:19 CET[/b] - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Maja Chwalinska[/a] is a Grand Slam finalist! Absolutely remarkable scenes at Roland Garros, as the qualifier has overcome [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/chwalinska-m-OIxOD54s/shnaider-d-028BdVOj/?mid=6J1JWr7N"]7-6(4), 6-4[/a], continuing an astonishing run.[/p][p]Before the tournament, the Pole had just two tour-level victories on clay and won a single match at a Grand Slam. Now she has come through qualifying to win nine matches in a row, dropping just a single set.[/p][p]Her unique style of play has bamboozled everyone, including Shnaider today. Her variety and skill set have been so fun to watch, and with 32 winners and 17 unforced errors, she has been so efficient.[/p][p]She is the lowest-ranked French Open finalist in 40 years, and now faces [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a] in the final. She will be the big underdog, but she has been the whole tournament![/p][embed guid="e55b11c6-cdd3-4cb1-92b0-012a90044bf3" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062585501123576228" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]18:26 CET - [/b]A brutal, 1 hour 17 minute set of tennis has gone the way of qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Maja Chwalinska[/a], producing an incredible tiebreak to take the lead against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a]! [/p][p]The Pole is a set away from a maiden Grand Slam final, and potentially continuing her fairytale run.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/chwalinska-m-OIxOD54s/shnaider-d-028BdVOj/?mid=6J1JWr7N"]What does the second set have in store?[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="727328af-b5d7-45d3-9ec3-423ecba42bba" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062571836588671332" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]17:18 CET -[/b] We are into the early stages of the second semi-final of the day between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Maja Chwalinska[/a] as both players look to make their first-ever Grand Slam final.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/chwalinska-m-OIxOD54s/shnaider-d-028BdVOj/?mid=6J1JWr7N"]Follow it live here![/a][/b][/p][image alt="Maja Chwalinska and Diana Shnaider pose before the semi" id="2f675e0f-8ced-4ff5-af80-1ac9e8d36235" credit-line="Stephane Mahe / Reuters" guid="78f1769d-a481-4302-a227-075256d73d03" original-width="4643" original-height="3095" /][p][b]16:26 CET - [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a] is into the Roland Garros final! A superb performance from the 19-year-old has seen her totally overwhelm [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostyuk-marta/8CZqQdSa/"]Marta Kostyuk[/a] in blustery conditions, winning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/kostyuk-m-8CZqQdSa/?mid=tMeHmEwK"]6-1, 6-3[/a] in an hour and a quarter.[/p][p]Andreeva showed great composure and was consistently strong from the back of the court, while also serving excellently to frustrate a nervous, error-strewn Kostyuk. [/p][p]The Russian landed 73% of first serves, while Kostyuk landed only 51%. Additionally, the former made 22 unforced errors compared to the latter's 34, with these factors proving to be the difference.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="2e78c246-5b87-4e9e-afa8-b3ee336e9711" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="78198db2-bebf-4c44-92e6-5dca79d2edb4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Kostyuk will be devastated, but she can take a lot of pride in her performances during the clay-court season. She won 17 matches in a row, clinched a maiden WTA 1000 title in Madrid and reached her first Grand Slam semi-final. She keeps on improving.[/p][p]Andreeva is now into a first-ever Grand Slam final, and is a match away from the biggest trophy of her career. She will be facing either close friend [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/chwalinska-m-OIxOD54s/shnaider-d-028BdVOj/?mid=6J1JWr7N"]Diana Shnaider or Maja Chwalinska[/a], who are up next![/p][embed guid="3b022385-0729-4c68-8fc8-dfaf5bf4f593" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062541948401885233" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]15:42 CET - [/b]What a dream start for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a] in the opening semi-final. The Russian has won the first set [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/kostyuk-m-8CZqQdSa/?mid=tMeHmEwK"]6-1[/a] in just 33 minutes, taking advantage of a totally error-strewn performance from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostyuk-marta/8CZqQdSa/"]Marta Kostyuk[/a] so far.[/p][p]Like yesterday, the wind has certainly been a factor, but Kostyuk has tried to hit the ball far too hard, making 17 unforced errors. Perhaps there are nerves, too, on such a big occasion. [/p][p]Andreeva has been excellent, though, playing a very smart game and serving excellently. She is a set away from a first Grand Slam final.[/p][embed guid="427b3c48-04cd-4a59-8cee-3506e393ab65" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062530919617999103" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]14:47 CET - [/b]The clash between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostyuk-marta/8CZqQdSa/"]Marta Kostyuk[/a] feels like it carries extra significance. Of course, it is a Grand Slam semi-final, but there has also been plenty of political tension surrounding it, with contests between Russian and Ukrainian players a big talking point this tournament.[/p][p]Kostyuk has been a brilliant face for Ukrainian tennis and her country in general, and she has shown fierce determination this fortnight.[/p][p]Meanwhile, Andreeva is the highest seed remaining in Paris, but has lost both of her meetings to Kostyuk, including in the Madrid final recently.[/p][p]Whoever comes out on top today will be the big favourite in the final - another reason why there feels like there is added pressure today. This match is truly a tantalising proposition, and it gets underway in 15 minutes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/kostyuk-m-8CZqQdSa/?mid=tMeHmEwK"]Follow the match with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][embed guid="47e5daa2-f75c-4de2-8a78-750bb257435e" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062483616320389177" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]14:12 CET - [/b]Italian duo [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/errani-sara/UqnOkX4F/"]Sara Errani[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vavassori-andrea/EVknmLDE/"]Andrea Vavassori[/a] have continued their superb mixed doubles run, coming from a set down to defeat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dabrowski-gabriela/MqZumFll/"]Gabriela Dabrowski[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/king-evan/vwjbTFaf/"]Evan King[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/errani-s-UqnOkX4F/vavassori-a-EVknmLDE/?mid=lbezSIWF"]4-6, 6-3, 10-4[/a], defending their Roland Garros title.[/p][p]It is also Errani and Vavassori's fourth mixed doubles triumph in the last seven Grand Slam events, summing up their dominance.[/p][embed guid="cb6ba033-d65f-4759-88af-a6c47d78cc0e" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062501410298568774" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]10:55 CET - [/b]The second semi-final gets underway sometime after 16:30 CET this afternoon (depending on how long the first semi-final lasts), and it is between two players that nobody would have predicted to make it this far before the tournament began. [/p][p]Undoubtedly, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Maja Chwalinska[/a] is the story of the women's tournament. The Pole qualifier has defied all the odds to make a dream Grand Slam semi-final and she has done it in style. Dropping just one set for someone who had to qualify just to make it to Roland Garros is remarkable and the way she outclassed 22nd seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kalinskaya-anna/KGdcQnEf/"]Anna Kalinskaya[/a] in the quarter-finals, delivering in the crucial points and showing great mental strength? That is the sign of an unlikely champion in the making. [/p][video alt="WTA French Open: Shnaider Diana - Chwalinska Maja (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1758cb58-572f-45f1-a177-e7958cd11028" id="e3acc340-e53a-45bf-b37c-26ae7a105e31" /][p]To continue her fairytale run, though, she will have to get past the player who knocked out the world number one in the quarter-finals: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a]. The world number 23 produced a statement comeback win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a] in the quarter-finals and will take huge confidence from that win heading into the climax of Roland Garros. [/p][p]However, two three-set epics in the last two rounds might mean she is slightly more jaded heading into this afternoon's fascinating clash. She will be the favourite and you would expect her to win, but in the tournament where all normality has gone out of the window, who is brave enough to predict the outcome of this one? [/p][p][b]09:00 CET - [/b]Good morning and welcome to the Roland Garros Women's semi-final day! After yet more upsets in the quarter-finals, the 2026 edition of this great competition is wide open and anyone's to go and win. If there were to be a favourite (and yes, we use that term loosely at this stage), it would have to be teenage sensation [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a]. [/p][embed guid="b4198f05-67fd-4560-af89-c354ea899370" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2062309329475088504" social-type="twitter" /][p]The impressive young Russian star has been immense at Roland Garros so far this year, having dropped just one set en route to the semi-finals and that came all the way back in the second round.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/tennis-french-open-wta-singles-french-open-andreeva-faces-kostyuk-in-blockbuster-semi-as-polish-sensation-plays-shnaider/Ui2Jdrdf/"]Check out a more detailed preview of today's semi-finals here[/a].[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cirstea-sorana/fBPsm3Iq/"]Sorana Cirstea[/a] has been playing some of the best tennis of her career lately, yet Andreeva cruised past her with ease in the quarter-finals, dropping just three games in two sets of dominant tennis. However, if anyone can give Andreeva the challenge she has yet to face at this year's tournament, it would be the red-hot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostyuk-marta/8CZqQdSa/"]Marta Kostyuk[/a].[/p][video alt="WTA French Open: Kostyuk Marta - Andreeva Mirra (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1f5c2cba-4f09-400c-87bb-19b165ef1bc3" id="074fb2e5-07f7-47d2-8a5e-220281b01ab0" /][p]The Ukrainian world number 15 has been mightily impressive throughout the last fortnight and has already beaten the Queen of clay, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiatek[/a] and the in-form [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a] en route to this semi-final. Her victory over Svitolina was her toughest test and just the second time she was forced into a final-set decider.[/p][p]Yet Kostyuk showed her class and confidence in the final set to book her place in the semi-finals and keep her French Open dream alive.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/kostyuk-m-8CZqQdSa/?mid=tMeHmEwK"]Follow both women's semi-finals with Flashscore[/a][/b].[/p]