Polish player Chwalinska reaches French Open quarterfinals

Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska has reached her first French Open quarterfinal, defeating home favourite Diane Parry. Chwalinska is making an unexpectedly successful debut at the Grand Slam.

Polish tennis player Maja Chwalinska continues her impressive debut at the French Open, reaching the quarterfinals after defeating French home hope Diane Parry. Chwalinska started the tournament in qualifying but has won all her matches nonetheless.

As a qualifier, Chwalinska was not widely known to the broader public before the tournament. "Nobody knows me," said the Polish player after her match, alluding to her surprising success on the Paris clay courts.

French player Parry had hoped to advance further with the support of the home crowd, but Chwalinska proved the stronger opponent. The Polish player's quarterfinal berth ranks among the tournament's biggest surprises.