East Tyrol's tennis hope Tagger: semi-finals at the French Open!

East Tyrol's tennis hope Tagger: semi-finals at the French Open!

Varese, Italien - On June 5, 2025, the East Tyrolean Junior Tagger caused a sensation at the French Open after leaving the Australian Open in the quarterfinals. Her nervousness before the semi -finals was noticeable because this was her first participation in this decisive tournament level. Tagger lives and trains in Varese, a city near Milan, Italy, where she enjoys the support of her trainer Francesca Schiavone.

Schiavone opened a new academy in Varese in September 2024, which has four sand and two hard places. 15 players train there every day, which offers an intensive training environment. Italian is spoken in this academy, a language that now looks like her mother tongue for Tagger. She completes her school education online in Bolzano while appearing on site for exams. After you want to take part in Future tournaments to Wimbledon, she plans to pause the junior tournament.

Jannik Sinner: High -flyer of Italian tennis

At the same time, Jannik Sinner dominates the tennis world. The 22-year-old player from Italy has successfully defended his title at the Australian Open and is now a double champion of this prestigious tournament. In his matches, he only gave up two sentences and, with a remarkable performance in the final against Alexander Zverev, ensured that he held all of his service games throughout the game. With these successes, Sinner has become an elite group in tennis history.

Currently Sinner is number 1 in the world and one of the few players who won several Grand Slam titles in the Open ERA. His remarkable winning streak of 47 wins from 50 matches since the top position of the ATP ranking has been reached at a level with tennis legends such as Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors. It is also remarkable that he is considered the first player to win 10 consecutive games in straight sets against top 10 players.

success of Italian tennis

Italy has achieved important success in tennis. In addition to Jannik Sinner, Jasmine Paolini was the best Italian player in the WTA ranking. The Italian Tennis and Padel Association (FIT) regulates the tennis activities in the country, and the popularity of sport is continuously increasing. In 2012 Tennis was the sixth largest sport in Italy with over 1.2 million practitioners.

In the history of Italian tennis, there are five players who won Grand Slam tournaments. In addition to Nicola Pietrangeli, Adriano Panatta and Francesca Schiavone, this group also includes Sinner, who won the Australian Open 2024, the US Open 2024 and the Australian Open 2025. These successes show the strength and potential of Italian tennis at the international level.

Tagger and Sinner represent the next generation of the Italian tennis and illustrate that the country has a strong tennis future. The combination of talent, hard work and support from trainers and academies will undoubtedly lead to further successes.