Lilli Tagger: Tennis Success in the Emirates

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Austria's tennis hope: Lilli Tagger. © APA/afp / STR

Austria’s tennis hope: Lilli Tagger. © APA/afp / STR

The East Tyrolean Lilli Tagger is in the final of a well-endowed women’s tennis challenger in the United Arab Emirates.

30 January 2026

From: apa

The 17-year-old advanced to the semi-finals on Friday with a 6:3,3:0 lead by giving up the top seeded Mexican Renata Zarazua. The tagger, seeded number three, has not lost a set in Fujairah and will be higher than ever before in the rankings around 130th. The title is against seventh-ranked Brit Harriet Dart.

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