Overview
- Mirra Andrejewa beat Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday to reach her first major final and end Kostyuk’s long unbeaten run on clay.
- Maja Chwalinska, a qualifier ranked outside the top 100, won her semi against Diana Schnaider to become only the second qualifier ever to reach a Grand‑Slam final.
- Kostyuk used the tournament to publicize wartime damage near her family home and refused the customary net handshake with Andrejewa as part of a wider protest by Ukrainian players.
- Andreyeva arrives in the final as the clay‑season favorite with an exceptional season record, including 35 wins this year and a 21-3 mark on clay.
- The match pits two first‑time major finalists against each other and keeps Roland‑Garros in the spotlight for both sporting breakthroughs and the human cost of the Russia‑Ukraine conflict.