Quick Served: Roland Garros Day 12
The women's semifinals recap
Context-free soundbite: “Soap opera actress syndrome is going to be hot.”
Coming to you from the U.S. premiere of Netflix’s Rafa documentary, Andy breaks down Maja Chwalinska’s game and what impressed him the most in her semifinal today, plus why Mirra Andreeva’s game is more windproof than most.
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Chwalinska’s Wimbledon Question
Maja Chwalinska’s ranking will jump to No. 14 if she wins Roland Garros and to No. 21 if she doesn’t. Either way, she will be high enough for a seeding at Wimbledon in three weeks.
If she gets in.
The entry list has already been made, and at the time of the cutoff, the 24-year-old wasn’t ranked high enough to make the main draw. She is on the entry list for the qualifying rounds instead.
Chwalinska will need a wild card to get into the main draw. The tournament usually announces wild cards in mid-June.
Wimbledon’s eight women’s wild cards are usually given to British players. A certain 23-time major champion is potentially on the short list for one. But Serena isn’t the only relevant name in Chwalinska’s wild-card watch. The other one is Lois Boisson.
Boisson, from France, made a Cinderella run to the Roland Garros semifinal last year. Ranked No. 361, she entered on a wild card and beat Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva before losing the semifinal to Coco Gauff. She was ranked No. 66 by Wimbledon—and somewhat controversially, she did not receive a wild card. She lost in the first round of qualifying.
Chwalinska is in a similar situation. Of course, playing the qualies worked out pretty well for her in Roland Garros.
There’s more to it when it comes to the politics of wild cards. Andy explains the other nuances in today’s episode.
Bracket Challenge Update
We’re getting close to a winner in the WTA bracket. If Andreeva wins, Niamhfelicity and Fruit_Vendor will tie for first. If Chwalinska wins, Sharapova26 will be the standalone winner.
Chwalinska would have been worth 80 bonus points for an unseeded upset—but only if you had picked her to reach the final in your original bracket. Which no one did.
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Number of qualifiers to reach a major final in the Open Era
Maja Chwalinska has equaled Emma Raducanu’s feat of blazing to the US Open final as a qualifier, something many, including Andy, thought we would never see again.
Tiebreak Trivia
Maja Chwalinska is the third Polish woman to reach a major final in the Open Era. Besides Iga Swiatek, who is the other?
💡 The answer will be in Day 13’s Quick Served newsletter.
Day 10 answer: Carlos Alcaraz, Karen Khachanov and Frances Tiafoe were the first-time semifinalists at the 2022 US Open, the last time a trio has accomplished it at the same major. This year at Roland Garros, Flavio Cobolli, Jakub Menšík and Matteo Arnaldi have all made their first major semifinal.
Quick Hits
The first championship speech of the tournament was adorable. Sara
Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended their mixed doubles title, and we stan their partnership.
Carolina Garcia didn’t want a ceremony last year when she played her final Roland Garros match. They threw her one today. Merci, Caroline.
Maja Chwalinska is currently unsponsored. Is that likely to change soon? (h/t Hard Court)
Flavio Cobolli has been using Rafael Nadal’s lucky shower. ⬇️
Tennis Channel@TennisChannelFlavio Cobolli is so superstitious, that he's been using Rafa's shower at Roland Garros. 😅🚿 Clearly it's working as he's into his first slam semifinal. #RolandGarros9:13 PM · Jun 3, 2026 · 12.8K Views3 Replies · 19 Reposts · 264 Likes
🍿 Day 13 Matches
Men’s semifinal: Alexander Zverev [3] vs. Jakub Menšík
Men’s semifinal: Flavio Cobolli [10] vs. Matteo Arnaldi
Women’s doubles semifinal: Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend [1] vs Gabriela Dabrowski/Luisa Stefani [4]
Women’s doubles semifinal: Anna Danilina/Aleksandra Krunic [2] vs. Shuko Aoyama/Liang En-shuo
Men’s doubles semifinal: Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos [1] vs. Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori [5]
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