Tagger, McDonald win French Open junior titles

Tagger, McDonald win French Open junior titles


Austria’s Lilli Tagger holds the trophy after winning the girls’ singles final match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros in Paris, on June 7, 2025.

Austria’s Lilli Tagger holds the trophy after winning the girls’ singles final match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros in Paris, on June 7, 2025.
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Lilli Tagger of Austria has won the girls’ title at the French Open without dropping a set in the tournament.

Making her junior Roland-Garros debut this year, the 17-year-old Tagger beat eighth-seeded Hannah Klugman of Britain 6-2, 6-0 in the final on Saturday.

Tagger saved all five break points she faced and hit 19 winners.

She is the first Austrian player to win a junior singles title at the French Open. Her previous best result at a major tournament was reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open this year.

Niels McDonald won an all-German final against Max Schoenhaus 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-3. McDonald became the first German boys’ Grand Slam singles champion since Alexander Zverev won the junior title at the Australian Open in 2014.



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