Maja Chwalinska did not win Roland Garros, but she won the hearts of everyone over the last 3 weeks.
A journey that started from qualifying.
From world #114 to a new career high ranking of world #21.
The first qualifier in history to reach the Roland Garros final.
To think that in 2021, she stopped playing tennis for months due to a battle with depression and self doubt… Back then, it would’ve been nearly impossible for her to imagine herself in a Grand Slam final.
Her father worked as an electrician in the coal mines and her mother is a receptionist.
They worked tirelessly to support her dreams from the time she was little, and they uplifted her when she had to stop playing tennis to protect her mental health.
Her run in Paris reminded the world that if you work hard at your passion every day, if you have people who love you, and if you never give up on yourself, the ranking next to your name holds no meaning…
You can still make your own fairytale.
Congratulations on everything, Maja. 🥹
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There’s no bigger advertisement for Test cricket than if Sooryavanshi tells the world his dream is to play red ball for India.
Our hopes sit with you young sir.
This year Vaibhav has accumulated better than peak Kohli, struck better than peak Russell, hit sixes better than peak Gayle, carried his team harder than peak Warner and clutched knockouts better than peak Raina. How absurd is that?
HISTORY WRITTEN BY A 15 YEAR OLD. ✍️
- Vaibhav Sooryavnashi becomes the first batter in history to score 500+ runs in the Powerplay of a T20 tournament. 🤯