PARIS, June 4. /TASS/. Russia’s Diana Shnaider fell in the semifinals round of the 2026 French Open tournament on Thursday, losing to World No. 114 Maja Chwalinska from Poland.
Qualifier Chwalinska, 24, continued her Cinderella run at Roland Garros by defeating the 25th-seeded Shnaider, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament, in straight sets 7-6 (7-4); 6-4. The match lasted two hours and two minutes.
"It's like a dream, honestly," the tournament’s official website quoted Chwalinska as saying after the match. "I don't know what's going on. I don't know what to say. I'm just very happy."
Shnaider, 22, is currently ranked 23rd in the WTA Rankings. She holds five WTA titles. Her best result in Grand Slams prior to this year’s French Open was reaching Round 4 of the 2024 US Open. At the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, she captured a silver medal in women’s doubles with partner Mirra Andreeva.
Earlier in the tourney, Chwalinska took down tour stalwarts Iga Swiatek and Magda Linette on her way to her first-ever Grand Slam final.
