Austria's tennis sensation: Lilli Tagger wins at Roland Garros without losing a set!

Austria's tennis sensation: Lilli Tagger wins at Roland Garros without losing a set!

Paris, Frankreich - Lilli Tagger, the 17-year-old East Tyrolean, wrote history by the first Austrian who won a young Grand Slam tournament at the French Open. Tagger won the junior competition without loss of sets and clearly prevailed in the final against the British Hannah Klugman, which was set as number eight, 6-2, 6-0. With this a remarkable triumph on the Court Simonne-Mathieu in Paris, who reminds her personal tennis dreams, as she emphasizes: "It is a dream for me and I am proud to have written tennis history for Austria"

Jürgen Melzer, the ÖTV sports director, praised Tagger as a "complete tennis player". In allusion to his own success as a junior Wimbledon winner in 1999, he said that Tagger's victory could open significant doors. The co-trainer of Tagger, Lorenzo Frigerio, particularly emphasized the improvement of her service. Tagger has been training in the Francesca Schiavone Academy in Varese since October 2023 and has developed greatly in recent years both sporty and in the level of awareness.

on the way to the professionals

In the second part of the season, the talented Austrian will focus on WTA tournaments. Her goal is to participate in major tournaments in the coming year, while she continues to work on her skill level. Before her triumph in Paris, she had already won her first ITF tournament at the end of March and had to qualify for a WTA 1000 tournament in Miami only the world ranking 39. Sara Sorribes defeated.

Tagger has made a name for itself in the tennis community by being the first Austrian since Tamira Paszek, which is at a Grand Slam in the junior finals. In front of her, prominent tennis players such as Thomas Must and Dominic Thiem have achieved similar successes in the young area in the past few decades. Your next goal? Participation in the junior competition in Wimbledon, where she wants to prepare optimally.

promising future

Overall, Lilli Tagger is only at the beginning of her career, but thanks to her impressive victory at the French Open, many hopes for a radiant future in tennis. It remains to be seen what further success she will achieve on her sporting journey.