Lilli Tagger is in the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. The 18-year-old from Lienz not only won her first round match against the German Tamara Korpatsch, she set an example in her first appearance at the US Open with a 6:0, 7:6 (4).
Only at 0:4 in the second set did the 31-year-old Korpatsch serve and then the thread broke in Tagger’s game. Korpatsch played five games in a row and equalized. Suddenly there was no trace of what was obvious about Tagger. Nevertheless: She fended off two set points, escaped into the tiebreak and made up 0:3. She then used the first match point at 6:4 to make it 7:6.
In the second round there could be a duel with American Amanda Anisimova come. “If I were to play against Anisimova, that would be a really cool thing,” said Tagger about a possible duel with the tenth in the world rankings in her home country.
Kraus eliminated, Rodionov continued
Sinja Kraus was eliminated in the first round of the US Tennis Open in New York. The Viennese had to face the Czech, who was number seven Karolina Muchova Admit defeat 3:6, 0:6. The defeat of the world number 86. against the Wimbledon finalist was decided after less than an hour.
In the second round, however, is Yuri Rodionov. The 27-year-old defeated Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7:6(2), 6:0, 7:6(4). Next up is the winner of the duel between Jakub Mensik (CZE/17) and Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN).