Pakistan, June 7 -- Maja Chwalinska could not apply the fairytale ending to her French Open Cinderella story as teenager Mirra Andreeva claimed her first grand slam title.

The 19-year-old's 6-3 6-2 victory makes her the youngest women's champion in Paris since Monica Seles back in 1992 and the first Russian to win a major singles trophy since the invasion of Ukraine four years ago. While the political landscape will make this a difficult triumph to cheer for many, there is no doubt Andreeva, who lives and trains in France, is a phenomenal talent and a worthy slam champion.

When a final winner landed in the corner, Andreeva, who is also the first Russian female grand slam singles champion since Maria Sharapova here in 2014, dropped to he...