Muchena Zigomo

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[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A 24-year-old Polish tennis player arrived in Paris last week ranked 114th in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and no certainty she could even pay for her hotel room.

She had to win three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open main draw. Prize money is only paid at the end of the tournament, so a Polish sports drink brand quietly stepped in and covered her hotel bill.

Her name is Maja Chwalinska. And today, she plays in the French Open final.

Before this tournament, she had won exactly one Grand Slam main draw match in her entire career. She had battled depression so severe that in 2021 she couldn't get out of bed. She underwent knee surgery in 2022. She spent years grinding through small tournaments across Europe just to stay afloat.

Then she arrived in Paris, won three qualifiers, and kept winning. Zheng Qinwen. Elise Mertens. Maria Sakkari. Diana Shnaider. Nine straight matches. One set dropped.

She is now the first qualifier in French Open history to reach the final. The last time a qualifier reached a Grand Slam final, it was Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open. Raducanu won.

By simply making the final, Chwalinska has earned more prize money than her entire career combined. The runner-up cheque alone is $1.6 million. If she wins today, she takes home $3.25 million.
One week ago she couldn't pay for her hotel room.

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@KingJayZim @VMusinachirevo 😂😂😂

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@FootballTalkHQ We might need to bring Fabio to LFC!

[CAF @CAF_Online]

If you heard singing, that was Zimbabwe. They're in for their first #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 clash. 🤩🇿🇼

#WeSoundDifferent

[WALTER @WaltOfFCB]

Let's go! 🇿🇼

The Warrior's #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 official photoshoot is in. 📸

[WALTER @WaltOfFCB]

Call it a rehearsal. The Warriors are already in rhythm. 🇿🇼🕺🏾

#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

"TOUCHDOWN!" 🗣️

#TeamPixel | #Ad

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@baba_nyenyedzi The world became an oyster after this trip 😄

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@KelvinChamu Most importantly, the young man backed it up!

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

This is amazing!

[Jon Finger @mrjonfinger]

Testing out @HeyGen_Official translation on French and German. I don’t speak either language so let me know if it sounds natural if you do.
I hope if you pay you can turn off the color correction.
It didn’t work on my phone so I had to upload on my pc.
https://t.co/FMJp9sJEBI

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@RangaMberi 😄

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Took part in launch of Global #HPV Consortium today in #KualaLumpur: important campaign to accelerate fight against HPV & #CervicalCancer. Deaths from this cancer can be eliminated. Need global HPV vaccine rollout, screening, & treatment.
https://t.co/KDRHOSwJZx @sabinvaccine

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@UNU_IIGH @khosla_rajat Critical point on addressing power imbalances for women @khosla_rajat!

[Sabin Vaccine Institute @sabinvaccine]

"Strategies are great. Action has to follow. That's why we've got this Consortium."
-Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Board Chair, @PMNCH and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, kicks off #GlobalHPVConsortium launch in Kuala Lumpur today. Leading more action to end HPV/cervical cancer!

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

A milestone day in the journey to eliminate #cervicalcancer today with the launch of the #GlobalHPVConsortium. Thanks to @sabinvaccine for leading this multisectoral coalition.

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@freemanchari Map haisi yenyu here iyo @freemanchari. Tovaziva vanobva vada kutora zvese 😄

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

Hey @OfficialBHAFC what’s your returns policy? Asking for a friend @ChelseaFC! 😄 Just some good banter….#YNWA! #Chelsea #Caicedo

[Nike @Nike]

We stand with @vinijr.

[Muchena Zigomo @muchenaz]

@Majorfutbalista @FabrizioRomano @SaveVidBot