France, June 5 -- The 24-year-old Pole won 7-6, 6-4 on centre court to progress to her first final on the senior tour.

On Saturday afternoon, she will take on fellow first-time Grand Slam tournament finalist Mirra Andreeva after the eighth seed crushed the 15th seed Marta Kostyuk.

"It's like a dream," said Chwalinska in her post-match on-court interview with the former player Julien Benneteau.

"It has been so challenging to play against the best players in the world day by day. You have to give it your all but I'm not complaining."

Before the tournament, the world number 114 had amassed around €900,000 in career earnings. Winner's cheque

On Saturday night, she could be holding a cheque for €2.8 million for winning the mos...