New Delhi, June 4 -- Maja Chwalinska has rewritten the Roland Garros storybooks. The 24-year-old qualifier defeated 25th seed Diana Shnaider 7-6(4), 6-4 in Thursday's semi-final to become the first woman in tournament history to reach the French Open final from the qualifying rounds. She will now meet fellow debut finalist Mirra Andreeva on Saturday for the chance to claim her first Grand Slam title.

Maja Chwalinska arrived in Paris ranked world No. 113. She leaves the semi-finals as a genuine title contender and a player knocking hard on the Top 20 door.

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