Maja Chwalińska went through hell. “The critical moment has come”

The Polish player came to Paris with exactly 114th place in the WTA ranking. Maja Chwalińska had to fight her way through three-stage qualifications, and when she got to the main tournament, it seemed that this would be the moment of achieving the goal that the Pole set for herself before the start of RG 2026.

At that time, the Polish tennis player had played three matches this year in Paris. On Saturday (i.e. June 6), Chwalińska will play for the 10th time.

Maja Chwalińska’s nightmare. Injuries and problems of the Polish woman in her career

However, in order for the Pole to reach the final of the Grand Slam on clay in Paris, she had to go through a very long and winding road. Chwalińska has long been considered a great talent and a player who plays completely unconventional tennis.

Now her magic has been seen by the entire tennis world, admiring the Pole’s performances during Roland Garros 2026. Chwalińska has gone through a lot of adversity. Additionally, the petite tennis player’s ally was not her health. Some memories from the past are truly astonishing when you read or listen to, among others: about injury problems.

“Indeed, I had the pleasure of helping Maja several times in critical moments of her tennis career, where her further development was hanging in the balance due to injuries, and unfortunately, injuries were a common nightmare for Maja. Until a critical moment came, and in a very important period for her, when she was no longer able to train at all or participate in tournaments due to knee injuries (…) Maja suffered an injury that was the result of overloads that had been going on for many, many years, i.e. her youth, during her youth. Attempts at conservative treatment due to the fact that we had to try to take part in planned tournaments, which was extremely important at that time, brought short-term results. However, in the long run it turned out that the pain returned and surgical treatment would be necessary as short as possible. physiotherapists and supervision over Maja, because we had to monitor her almost every day and give directions, and this is also a great credit to Piotr. He coordinated everything, checked everything all the time and put all his heart and time into avoiding complications, but Piotr also proved himself in this matter. Jan Paradowski, orthopedic surgeon, in an interview with Artur Gac from Interia.pl.

As for the above-mentioned Piotr, we are talking about Chwalińska’s manager. Piotr Szczypka is a man who certainly sacrificed a lot so that the tennis player from Dąbrowa Górnicza, and currently associated with Bielsko-Biała, could achieve her great success.

Maja Chwalińska – Mirra Andriejewa. Where and when to watch the final?

When and where to watch the final with the participation of a Polish woman in the tournament on the tennis courts. Roland Garros?

Match Maja Chwalińska – Mirra Andriejewa on Saturday (i.e. June 6), from 3:00 p.m. Interestingly, the match will be shown on TVN and – as was the case throughout the tournament in Paris – on Eurosport and the HBO Max online platform.

It is worth recalling that from 2022 on the Paris clay, Polish singles players regularly play at least in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam event. This is mainly due to Iga Świątek, who won in Paris four times. After “introducing herself” to a wider audience during her debut success in 2020, the Pole won in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Last season, Świątek reached the semi-finals of the event, losing a three-set battle with Aryna Sabalenka.

Now Maja Chwalińska has taken over the baton from the best Polish tennis player.