Mirra Andreeva reacted to her maiden Grand Slam triumph by stating that is a \u2018big dream\u2019 to win the French Open at just 19 years old.<\/p>\n
The Russian bulldozed her way through the draw in Paris, dropping just one set en route to the title.<\/p>\n
In the championship match, Andreeva defeated surprise finalist Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.<\/p>\n
She is the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Maria Sharapova triumphed at Roland Garros in 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, congratulations to Maja for these amazing three weeks. Coming through qualifying, winning so many matches and beating so many great players,\u201d she began during the trophy ceremony.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to your team as well. You guys have done an amazing job. You\u2019re a very tricky opponent and I wouldn\u2019t want to play you one more time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish you the best of luck for the rest of the season and I hope we can play many more finals in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to the FFT [French Tennis Federation], Amelie [Mauresmo], and Mary [Pierce]. I don\u2019t know if I should say thank you, Mary, because you beat my coach [Conchita Martinez] once \u2013 but I\u2019m joking, of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for making this tournament so cozy, comfortable and special for me personally.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been watching Roland-Garros on TV since I was very young, so it has always been a big dream of mine to win this tournament. Honestly, I still can\u2019t believe that I\u2019m holding this trophy right now, so thank you for putting on such an amazing event.\u201d<\/p>\n
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