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Majka Narodowa

33 min · 12. juni 2026
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On May 16th Maja Chwalińska left her twenty-five-square-meter flat in Bielsko-Biała simply wanting to survive in Paris and make the French Open main draw. Her manager simply wanted her to make the second or even third round. 23 days later she returned to Poland a national hero and having not just survived and conquered the courts and her opponents to forever write her script into Tennis and Polish sporting histories. Her runner-up finish is not just her personal triumph, but of all who have supported her and also a notice to us all that we can't let her down twice after her depression struggles. Also I'll talk about how it should be a rallying cry for us to finally support our individual talents mentally and not just physically.

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