Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChwalinska was beaten on the opening day of Wimbledon (Reuters)Maja Chwalinska, who recently made history as a qualifier reaching the Roland Garros final, was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon. She was defeated by Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew, despite Chwalinska entering the tournament as the 20th seed. Chwalinska had become the first player to advance to the French Open final as a qualifier, where she lost to Mirra Andreeva while ranked 114th in the world. Due to her historic run, the Polish player was in the rare position of requiring a wildcard to play Wimbledon but still entered the draw as a seeded player. The 24-year-old lost to Sawangkaew, who is ranked 164th in the world, in three sets with a score of 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. In fullFrom fairytale to nightmare: French Open runner-up knocked out in Wimbledon first roundThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
French Open history-maker crashes out in first round at Wimbledon
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChwalinska was beaten on the opening day of Wimbledon (Reuters)Maja Chwalinska, who recently made history as a qualifier reaching the Roland Garros final, was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon. She was defeated by Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew, despite Chwalinska entering the tournament as the 20th seed. Chwalinska had become the first player to advance to the French Open final as a qualifier, where she lost to Mirra Andreeva while ranked 114th in the world. Due to her historic run, the Polish player was in the rare position of requiring a wildcard to play Wimbledon but still entered the draw as a seeded player. The 24-year-old lost to Sawangkaew, who is ranked 164th in the world, in three sets with a score of 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. In fullFrom fairytale to nightmare: French Open runner-up knocked out in Wimbledon first roundThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
