French Open 2026 results: Maja Chwalinska stuns Anna Kalinskaya to reach semi-finals and continue dream run

Chwalinska played with infectious freedom and joyful creativity in Paris, beating two seeded players and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen along the way.

She kept her composure well against Kalinskaya, first having to reset after allowing herself to take a 5-1 lead in the opener, then storming back from 3-2 down to take the lead in the tiebreak, picking up five straight points.

She then held her nerve in the second round, overcoming a break while trying to serve before clinching her first match point on Kalinskaya’s serve.

“I was definitely nervous. Of course I’m stressed, but I’m trying to focus on my work and my games,” Chwalinska said.

“I’m not focusing on confidence. I’m playing against the best players in the world, so I’m not going to compare myself to them.”

Chwalinska said that her 2026 goal is to enter the world’s top 100.

Regardless of the semi-final result, he is currently expected to place in the top 30.

He made it to the final four and won the prize money of £647,700.

This means he more than doubled his total career earnings of £642,400 in 10 days.