Tea and tennis: Maja Chwalinska keeping fully focused before French Open final

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chwalinska-maja/OIxOD54s/"]Chwalinska[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/chwalinska-m-OIxOD54s/shnaider-d-028BdVOj/?mid=6J1JWr7N"]7-6(4), 6-4[/a] ‌on Court Philippe Chatrier, playing spectacular tennis and now sits ‌on the verge of becoming the first qualifier in ‌the professional era to win the French Open, but the 24-year-old is keen to block out any noise.[/p][p]"[b]Yeah, for sure. I ‌mean I feel like I'm in a ⁠bubble, I'd say. I ‌don't know what's going on. I'm just very happy to be ​here,[/b]" Chwalinska told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]I just try to focus on every single match, give my all, and ​then after the tournament, there will be time to kind of process it and breathe in, breathe out[/b]."[/p][embed guid="1c0f62f7-9116-4609-9172-c2327f5150c4" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVr7zgAsnwQ" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Pole ⁠added that she ​was deliberately keeping her routine simple as she prepares for the biggest final of her career.[/p][p]"[b]I'm going to sleep, I'm going to drink my tea[/b]," she said.[/p][p]"[b]I'm going to ‌watch something good, maybe some tennis, because I'm a bit of a tennis freak[/b].[/p][p]"[b]I love watching tennis. When I was younger, I watched tennis all day, every day. So I feel like it really helps me with reading the game better[/b]."[/p][p]Chwalinska's fairytale run has captured the imagination of Parisian fans, with many of them roaring her towards victory in her clash on the main showcourt.[/p][embed guid="fdbaf2a0-ddd7-4e71-8afb-3b632dfafec5" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niHd12UYVrY" social-type="youtube" /][p]"[b]I ‌feel like tennis is more enjoyable (when) you can share ​emotions with people. You can see their reactions. So ‌I always enjoyed when there were people watching[/b]," Chwalinska said.[/p][p]"[b]I was surprised (by the crowd). It was a great moment for me. I really appreciate it and I'm grateful for it. I definitely feel the crowd ⁠helped me a lot ⁠and gave me a ‌lot of energy[/b]."[/p]