French Open champion Mirra Andreeva was given a good grasscourt workout ​on Monday (June 29, 2026) before beating 59th-ranked Pole Magda Linette 7-5 ‌6-4 in the first round at Wimbledon.

The 19-year-old ​Russian fifth seed was relieved to come ⁠through her first Grand Slam test after her triumph at Roland Garros on clay three weeks ago.

“It’s just always super ‌special to get past the first round at a Grand Slam because you always have ‌that extra pressure,” she told reporters.

“For me, I ‌was ⁠also thinking that it would be very ⁠important for myself to just kind of prove myself that even if I did well at a last Grand Slam, that I ​can still continue to ‌try and do well.”

Andreeva used her big serve to great effect with eight aces but she also produced seven double faults as she tried to ‌outgun the experienced Linette, 15 years her senior.

The ​Polish player is no slouch on grass having reached the third round at Wimbledon ⁠three times before.

Linette was not afraid to come to the net and produced delicate dropshots and sharp volleys ‌to test Andreeva as the players traded service breaks in both sets, but the Russian hit two unreturnable serves to take the first set and wore down her opponent in the second, serving out for the win.

Andreeva is bidding to become the first player ‌to win back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles since Serena ​Williams in 2015.

She faces a tough second-round battle with 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova and ⁠said she would be discussing her game plan with ⁠coach, another former Wimbledon champion, Conchita Martinez.

“She (Krejcikova) is a two-time Grand Slam champion. She’s very experienced. ‌She’s playing well on grass. So for sure it’s not going to be an easy match ​for me,” Andreeva said.

Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday (June 6, 2026) by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in straight sets in the French Open final.

She became the youngest French Open champion in over three decades as she swept aside ​surprise finalist Maja Chwalinska 6-3 6-2 on a blustery Court Philippe Chatrier, where the ‌Pole appeared frozen by the magnitude of the occasion.

The 19-year-old ​Russian, the youngest Roland Garros women’s singles winner since Monica ⁠Seles won her third straight title in 1992 aged 18, overcame a jittery start to claim her maiden Grand Slam crown, growing in authority as the match wore ‌on while Chwalinska struggled to settle on the big stage.

The world number 114 had captivated Roland Garros with her tactical intelligence and ‌fearless variety in a nine-match winning run that began in qualifying ‌but ⁠the magic deserted her in the final despite the support ⁠of hundreds of Polish fans.

On a court that suddenly seemed vast and unforgiving, Chwalinska looked a shadow of the player who had outmanoeuvred opponent after opponent to reach the championship match.

As ​eighth seed Andreeva’s groundstrokes found ‌their range and her confidence swelled, Chwalinska’s touch deserted her.

The Pole’s trademark drop shots and changes of pace yielded diminishing returns, and the Russian teenager seized control to complete a breakthrough triumph that confirmed her arrival ‌among the game’s elite.

The opening set was a nervous affair, with ​both players struggling to settle under the pressure of a Grand Slam final.

Chwalinska, only the second female player since tennis turned ⁠professional in 1968 to make it to a Grand Slam final after Britain’s Emma Raducanu won the 2021 U.S. Open, survived a marathon opening service ‌game in which she saved three break points with a combination of deft drop shots and fearless forehand winners but neither player could establish control.

Breaks were exchanged repeatedly as errors flowed from both rackets, Andreeva contributing two double faults in one service game while Chwalinska’s forehand repeatedly misfired.

At 3-3, however, the balance shifted decisively.

Andreeva began finding greater depth and weight on her heavy ‌groundstrokes, forcing Chwalinska onto the defensive and drawing errors from the Pole’s racket.

The Russian broke ​for 4-3 when Chwalinska netted a sliced backhand, consolidated for 5-3 and then pounced on a nervy final service game to ⁠wrap up the set.

Andreeva then broke to go 2-0 up after yet another ⁠unforced forehand error from Chwalinska, who wasted three break points and dropped serve again to fall 4-0 behind.

Chwalinska pulled a break back ‌and rallied to 5-2 down, only for Andreeva, the first teenager to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Iga Swiatek in 2020, to seal ​victoryand the title on her opponent’s serve with a crosscourt backhand winner.