US EditionLilli Tagger Wins French Open Girls Title
- Seventeen-Year-Old Austrian Lilli Tagger claimed victory in the junior girls' singles event at the French Open on Saturday by defeating Hannah Klugman 6-2, 6-0 in the final held in Paris.
- Tagger entered the tournament unseeded after winning a W35 ITF event in Terrassa, Spain, and has trained with former Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone since October 2023.
- Tagger completed her first major title without dropping a set while Klugman, the eighth seed from Great Britain, became the first British junior finalist at Roland Garros in 49 years.
- Tagger described Schiavone as 'the queen of the clay' and said she was told to enjoy the moment and focus despite the challenge of staying calm.
- Tagger’s commanding win underscores her emerging talent, while Klugman’s development is aided by training at the Rafa Nadal Academy and motivational advice from its renowned founder.
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Austria has a winner at a junior grand slam for the first time. The 17-year-old from Lienz made a short trial with her opponent in the final on Saturday
After the junior title, Lilli Tagger makes hope at the French Open Austria. And with great authority. She has all the facilities - and seems to be ready in her head.
The 17-year-old Lilli Tagger from Lienz has written tennis history at the French Open 2025: as the first Austrian to win the title in the junior single of a Grand Slam tournament. In the final of Roland-Garros, the unset East Tyrolean dominated the British Hannah Klugman (No. 8 of the set list) clearly with 6:2, 6:0. OSTTIROL/PARIS. Tagger, who has been training on sand courts since childhood and currently under the former French Open winner Fra…
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