After Lilli Tagger was eliminated in the last qualifying round of her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, Austria’s tennis hope continued at the ITF W100 tournament in Fujairah (United Arab Emirates). And the number three seed from Lienz now reached there with a 7:5, 6:1 win over the Slovakian Viktória Hrunčáková (WTA No. 220) the semifinals. The top-seeded Mexican is waiting for the 17-year-old East Tyrolean Renata Zarazúa (WTA No. 80) who lost in their quarterfinals Arina Rodionova (AUS/206) benefited with a score of 6:3, 3:0.
With this success, Tagger improves in the world rankings to at least position 139. After the tournament in the Arabian desert, the Austrian, who will be playing at the Upper Austrian Ladies in Linz from April 5th, continues at an ITF W125 tournament in India.
