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PARIS (AP) - Lilli Tagger of Austria has won the girls title at the French Open without dropping a set in the tournament.
Lilli Tagger wins French Open girls title
PARIS (AP) - 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.
