PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - Maja Chwalinska's ⁠remarkable French Open run ended in defeat in the final, but the Pole said her march was ⁠the culmination of 18 years of hard work finally clicking to carry her onto the biggest stage ‌in Paris.

Ranked 114 in the world before her three-week adventure began in the qualifying round, Chwalinska defeated higher-ranked opponents despite admittedly not being at her best, only to go down 6-3 6-2 to Russian Mirra Andreeva on Saturday.