ATV-Wunderkind Lilli Tagger reaches junior finals in Paris!
ATV-Wunderkind Lilli Tagger reaches junior finals in Paris!
Paris, Frankreich - On June 6, 2025, Lilli Tagger from Lienz wrote history by moving into the French Open junior finals in Roland Garros. Tagger, who is only 17 years old, prevailed in the semi -finals against the top seeded Australian Emerson Jones with 6: 4, 7: 6 (5). The match took 1:33 hours and Tagger showed an impressive performance without losing a single sentence in the entire tournament.
The decision in the semi-finals fell after an exciting tie-break in the second set, the Tagger won 7: 5 after she had already had a 4-1 lead. She not only demonstrated her mental strength by defending three break balls in the second set, but also her ability to shine in critical moments of the game. Dolomitenstadt reports in the final 8-placed British Hannah Klugman, which will meet her semi-finale Rosiza Denschewa from Bulgaria won in three sets.
a historical moment for the Austrian tennis
Lilli Tagger has reached the junior finals in Paris as the first Austrian and has been the first one since Tamira Paszek in a major final for women since Paszek fought with the US Open. She could be the first player from the Austrian tennis association (ÖTV) to win a Grand Slam tournament. ÖTV sports director Jürgen Melzer emphasizes her extraordinary talent and explains that she is one of the favorites of the tournament. Only eight Austrian players have achieved a final in a Grand Slam junior competition in the past, including greats such as Thomas Muster (1985) and Dominic Thiem (2011).
The only junior victory for Austria came in 1999 by Jürgen Melzer in the Junior Wimbledon Finals, who has not only acted as sports director since then, but also inspired Lilli Tagger to achieve her own success. Ludovica Tagger is looked after by the former French Grand Slam winner Francesca Schiavone, who has been coaching since 2023 and uses her experience in the Tenniswelt Tagger to further improve her skills. Kurier emphasizes that Tagger and your coaching team high hopes in the upcoming Set the final.
further success and incentive for the future
Maximilian Taucher, another talented member of the ÖTV, successfully defended his title in the juniors' wheelchair competition and defeated Charlie Cooper from the USA 6: 2, 7: 6 (3). These successes inspire the assessment that a new generation of Austrian tennis players is on the way to represent the country at international tournaments. Thomas Hammerl from Tennis Europe also spoke out for an Austrian tennis boom and expressed the desire that players like Tagger embody the next wave of success.
The attention that Lilli Tagger draws in the eye of international tennis could have a lasting effect on the promotion of young talents in Austria. On Saturday she will do everything she can to realize her dream of a Grand Slam title, and write history.
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