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

Maja Chwalinska had never previously gone beyond the second round at a Grand Slam Before arriving in Paris to attempt to qualify for this year's French Open, Maja Chwalinska had only ever won two tour-level matches on clay. The Polish 24-year-old surpassed that tally to secure her Roland Garros debut - but that was just the beginning of what has become a dream run to the semi-finals. The world number 114 was left open-mouthed with shock after completing a superb 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya. With that victory, Chwalinska became only the second qualifier after Nadia Podoroska in 2020 to reach the women's singles semi-finals at Roland Garros. She is only the sixth qualifier in the Open era to achieve that across the sport's four Grand Slam tournaments. Only one - Britain's Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open - went on to win the title. Unexpectedly, it is Diana Shnaider who awaits in the last four, after the Russian 25th seed stunned world number one and clear title favourite Aryna Sabalenka. "I honestly don't know what is going on," Chwalinska said. "Coming here, my goal was to qualify. I felt like I'm doing the right things and I just need to be patient for it to