Sport sometimes makes fairy tales seem real. All those youngsters who want to be like Serena Williams or Rafa Nadal dream that one day they will reach a Grand Slam final. Few achieve it. But, from time to time, in tennis, logic seems to break into a thousand pieces and an unexpected guest reaches the final. It's as if the system failed and a door opened for a modest athlete. This year, a second-tier player who has been competing for years without making much noise has reached the great final of Roland Garros. The Polish Maja Chwalinska arrived in Paris without attracting anyone's attention and has become, as if by magic, the woman of the moment. In the great final, however, she could not continue surprising everyone and lost in two sets against the Russian Mirra Andreeva, 19 years old. It is the first major title for the Siberian player, who officially competes without a flag, as sanctions against Russian athletes are still in force after the invasion of Ukraine. Andreeva won 6-3 and 6-2 in 1 hour and 22 minutes. Andreeva, coached by the Spaniard Conchita Martínez, has become the first Russian to lift the cup since Maria Sharapova in 2014 and the youngest winner since Monica Seles' third title in 1992.