Since the 2026 Roland Garros final, Maja Chwalinska has not played on professional courts, making her preparation for grass court competition difficult. The rival of the Polish woman who received a wild card was Mananchaya Savangkaev. The Thai player, unlike our tennis player, played a lot on this surface this year. She entered the main draw of Wimbledon 2026 through the qualifying rounds.
Everything started great
The start of the match showed images that we have already seen on Parisian clay this year. As Chwalinska found her rhythm, the sliding balls she was sending caused huge problems for her opponent. There was a lot of combination play in the form of short shots and strikes. These moves often drove the enemy into despair.
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Sawangkaew also contributed. In the first games she made many unforced errors, most of them at key moments. As a result, she lost serve in the second and fourth games. When Chwalinska defended her serve later, she went ahead 5-0. At that time, she was one step away from filming.
The representative of Thailand then tried to make up for the losses. In the sixth game, she finally struggled to hold serve. She then attacked in return and broke through. But Chwalinska quickly returned to her game. At 5:2 she scored her first set points. For the third time, the Pole acted spectacularly and decided the opening set with a breakthrough.
Fatal fall
The start of the second set was very even. During the break, Sawangkaew went to the toilet, and when she returned to the game, she showed her best tennis. The Thai woman was very dangerous when she was ordinary. She was then able to create break points. This was the case in games five and seven, in which the Pole had to work hard to get out of trouble. The opponent can only regret that sometimes she made simple mistakes.
Meanwhile, it was Chwalinska who made the break 4:2 and then held serve. With the score 5:2, the Pole got the ball, and a dangerous situation arose. Our tennis player slipped and sprained her right ankle. The pain was so severe that medical intervention was required.
Chwalinska returned to court with her ankle heavily bandaged. Having lost three points, she again had to defend break points. She managed to get into a situation where she was only two goals away from victory. However, Sawangkaew played very well and made up for the loss at the break with a finishing shot down the line from the forehand. The tenth game was also very close, but the Thai got her way and, having won serve before 40, took the lead after 5.
At this point, Chwalinska was struggling with more and more pain, and not just in her ankles. In the 11th game, Sawangkaew had a break point after a mistake by the Polish player, and after a while a certain pass gave her a break. After switching sides, the 2026 Roland Garros finalist had no chance of returning. The Thai quickly scored three set points and won the game with the first. Although she lost 2:5, she won 7:5.
Then our tennis player decided to take a break in the toilet. When she returned, Sawangkaew was surprised and returned the pass. However, Chwalinska moved worse and worse on the court. The Thai had no problem getting back into the game as she had no problem scoring on her returns over time. Sawangkew eventually won six games in a row and won 2:6, 7:5, 6:2 against the Polish player, who, despite the pain, did not decide to give up and fought to the end.
ChampionshipWimbledon (UK)
Grand Slam, grass court, prize fund £64.2 million.
Monday, June 29
1st round of singles:
Mananchaya Savangkaev (Thailand, Q) – Maya Chwalinska (Poland, 20/World Cup) 2:6, 7:5, 6:2
Women’s tournament program and results