Lilli Tagger pushes into the quarter -finals of the French Open - a local tennis miracle!
Lilli Tagger pushes into the quarter -finals of the French Open - a local tennis miracle!
On June 4, 2025, one of the most exciting events in tennis is pending: Lilli Tagger has reached the quarter -finals of the junior competition at the French Open. The 17-year-old Lienzer showed her strong form in the previous round by defeating the Romanian player Giulia Safina Popa (ITF 50) with 7: 5, 6: 3. Previously, Tagger defeated the Belgian player Jeline Vandromme (ITF 5) and thus impressively pushed into the round of 16, where she triumphed with a clear 6: 2, 6: 3 about the Schwedin Nellie Taraba Wallberg (ITF 28) Laola1.at reports.
Tagger will now meet in the quarter -finals on the German Julia Stusek or the Lettin Beatrise Zeltiņa. Her current achievements reaffirm the high placement of the Lienzer, who is currently led to 47th place in the ITF ranking. A possible semi -final opponent could be the top seeded Australian Emerson Jones, against which Tagger has already lost in the quarter -finals of the Australian Open.
further successes and challenges
In addition to her individual competition, Tagger is also active in doubles with her partner Mia Pohánková (SVK). The duo won the first round of the double competition against Mika Buchnik (Israel) and Leena Friedman (USA) 6: 3, 6: 4. In the next round, four Victoria Luiza Barros (Brazil) and Teodora Kostovic (Serbia) are waiting for them, as well as [vtv.oetv.at] (https://vtv.oetv.at/news-detail/french-open-febger-folgt-behrmann-ins-dial finals) reports. On the other hand, Thilo Behrmann, who also played in the round of 16, was less successful. The 16-year-old met the Romanian player Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou (ITF 10) and could not qualify for the next round. In doubles, however, Behrmann was able to win together with the Ukrainian Nikita Bilozertsev by defeating Damien Clerc and Lenny Couturier (France) 6: 4, 4: 6, 11: 9 in the match tie-break. Her next double game takes you against the eight -seed Oliver Bonding (Great Britain) and Jagger Leach (USA).The context of the French Open
The French Open, also known as Roland Garros, are one of the four most important Grand slam tennis tournaments and take place annually in Paris. The red sandplaces are a characteristic feature of the tournament, which is unique challenges for the players. In contrast to other Grand Slam tournaments, which are held on lawn or hard places, the clay court demands a special adaptation of their game strategies to the athletes. Historically speaking, players like Rafael Nadal, who won the tournament 13 times, and Champions like Steffi Graf and Serena Williams shaped the event.
The French Open usually last two weeks and attract athletes and spectators from all over the world. Participants each include 128 players in the individual competitions, while the double area holds 64 couples. The event location, the Stade Roland Garros, forms the framework for this prestigious event that not only shows a sporting event, but also a cultural festival, as facts.net
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