<p>Chwalinska, ranked 113th in the world ‌coming into Roland Garros, had to battle her way through three qualifying rounds in Paris and dropped ‌one set in her eight-match run to the last four which culminated in ‌Wednesday's 7-6(3) 6-3 win over Russia's Anna Kalinskaya.</p><p>In 2021, Chwalinska announced she had been suffering ‌with depression for over 18 months and was stepping away from the court.</p><p><strong>"I ‌pushed at the beginning. I thought that I just need to stay very strong, tough, and just keep practicing,"</strong> Chwalinska told reporters after Wednesday's win.</p><p>"But then I just couldn't get out of bed ‌anymore. I was just lifeless, to be honest. I ⁠knew that I need to take a ‌break, because otherwise I'm just not able to live.</p><p><strong>"I honestly didn't know if I'm gonna ​come back or not. After, like, months, I decided to come back. I needed to figure out a few things in my head, I would ​say. And I came back. I'm happy that I did."</strong></p><p>Chwalinska had previously never gone past the second round at a Grand Slam, and was asked what she ⁠was doing to cope with finding ​herself in uncharted waters.</p><p><strong>"I'm not into social media, I would say, I feel like it would be too much for me at this moment,"</strong> she said.</p><p>"So that's one of the things that I'm doing now is just I post, and then I quit.</p><p><strong>"Other ‌than that, I have great people around me, that are with me for many, many, many years. So I can trust them and tell them anything that I feel."</strong></p><p>Chwalinska's junior career was played alongside compatriot Iga Swiatek. The pair led Poland to victory in the European Under-14 Girls' Team Championships in 2015, and as doubles partners they were European Junior champions.</p><p>They reached the Australian Open girl's doubles final in 2017, but since then they have taken very different paths with Swiatek winning six Grand Slams, including four French Open titles.</p><p>While Swiatek went out in the fourth round ‌this year, Chwalinska has already earned more in the last few weeks in Paris ​than in her entire career, but the time to bask in her achievements ‌will come later.</p><p><strong>"I feel like I just, for some reason, don't process it,"</strong> she said.</p><p>"I'm just focusing on every single match. I honestly don't feel like it's a huge, huge moment for me. But definitely after the tournament finishes, I will have time to be grateful for what happened and process it ⁠as well."</p><p>Chwalinska will face another Russian ⁠in the semi-final, after 25th seed ‌Diana Shnaider stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Wednesday's other quarter-final.</p>