Lilli Tagger: East Tyrolean triumphs at the French Open without loss of sets!

Lilli Tagger: East Tyrolean triumphs at the French Open without loss of sets!

Paris, Frankreich - On June 7, 2025, 17-year-old East Tyrolean Lilli Tagger at the French Open in Paris achieved outstanding victory. She won the junior competition and prevailed with an impressive 6: 2, 6-0 against the British Hannah Klugman, set as number eight. Tagger is not only the first Austrian who won a young tennis grand-grand slam tournament, but she also succeeded without losing a set.

"This is really a dream," said Tagger after the triumph, which could give her career a decisive boost. She is the first Austrian in the junior finals in Paris since Tamira Paszek, who made it into the final at the US Open in 2006. Eight Austrians had previously reached the single finals of a Grand Slam junior competition; including famous names such as Thomas Must and Dominic Thiem.

a milestone for the Austrian tennis

The victory of Lilli Tagger was referred to by the Austrian Tennis Association (ÖTV) as milestone in Austrian tennis. ÖTV sports director Jürgen Melzer and ÖTV sports coordinator Marion Maruska praised Tagger's achievements and emphasized the importance of this success for their career. Tagger plans to take part in the junior competition in Wimbledon and is already preparing for this next big event.

Your long -term goal is to successfully play in women's main competition and achieve a better ranking. The way there could be paved by reaching further tournament victories, because this year she also took part in the ÖTV youth hall championships 2025, where she met the competition in different age groups.

ÖTV youth hall championships 2025

As part of the ÖTV youth hall championships, which took place in Stainz, Lienz, Oberpullendorf and Hollabrunn from March 6 to 1825, numerous talents showed their skills. These tournaments are important steps for the development of young players in Austria. The winners included:

Overall, the success of Lilli Tagger and the achievements of the young talents at the championships shows that Austria's tennis is on the right track. The upcoming tournaments will be crucial to achieve further success and to promote the next generation of tennis stars. Further information about Tagger's victory and the young sports in Austria are at Laola1 href = "https://tirol.orf.at/stories/3308676/"> tirol.orf and oetv available.