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Maja Chwalińska arrived at Roland-Garros hoping to survive qualifying. Three weeks later, she walked off Court Philippe-Chatrier as one of the most talked-about players in tennis.

Mirra Andreeva’s rise from teenage prodigy to Grand Slam champion is complete. The 19-year-old Russian star captured her first major title Saturday at Roland-Garros, defeating Poland’s Maja Chwalińska 6-3, 6-2 to win the French Open and become the youngest women’s champion in Paris since Monica Seles in 1992.

After years of near misses, Alexander Zverev finally has his Grand Slam trophy. The German star captured the 2026 Roland-Garros men's singles title on Sunday, defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli in a grueling five-set final to claim the first major championship of his career.

King of Clay Rafael Nadal formally bid goodbye to tennis at the event that propelled his career: the French Open. On Sunday, the Spaniard was honored at Roland Garros in an emotionally-charged farewell. Throughout his illustrious career, the Spaniard won a record 14 titles at the clay-court grand slam.

On a hot, windy day at the 2023 French Open, women’s world number-one Iga Swiatek—who turned 22 during the tournament—took on the unseeded Karolína Muchová, of the Czech Republic, in a thrilling three-set match, winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.