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Tagger wins Prague Open, enters Top-50 advances to US Open second round
Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger captured Following her first WTA 250 title victory at the 2026 Livesport Prague Open, defeating Ukraine’s Daria Snigur 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final on 26 July 2026. The 90-minute final secured her $283,347 prize money and 250 ranking points, moving her into the world top-50 at approximately No. 45. Tagger’s path to the title included a grueling 2-hour-50-minute semifinal victory over two-time Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejcikova, winning 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4). In the other semifinal, Snigur earned her first WTA Tour-level final by defeating Czech qualifier Tereza Valentova, who had previously upset defending champion Marie Bouzkova in the quarterfinals. Coached by former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, Tagger became the tenth Austrian woman to win a WTA event and the first player born in 2008 to claim a title. The tournament marked the first Prague Open without a Czech finalist, producing a rare all-foreign final. Following her success in Prague, Tagger competed in the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. After navigating the qualifying rounds, she was eliminated in the first round by Australia’s Taliba Gibson in a 2-hour-36-minute marathon match, losing 6-4, 1-6, 5-7. This loss prevented a potential second-round matchup against world number one Aryna Sabalenka. In August 2026, teenager Lilli Tagger used the WTA-500 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, as a struggled during her warm-up for the US Open. However, In August 2026, she lost her opening match at the WTA-500 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, to Ukraine’s Julia Starodubzewa in straight sets, 3-6, 4-6, 4-6. Despite holding a lead in the second set, Tagger was unable to convert her advantage and lost on her first match point. Tagger successfully transitioned to the US Open main draw, where she advanced to the second round by defeating Germany’s top-ranked player, Tamara Korpatsch. In a match lasting approximately 1 hour and 42 minutes. Despite the loss, 56 minutes, Tagger remains scheduled won 6-0, 7-6(4). Korpatsch, who had recently entered the world top-50, attributed her performance to compete physical struggles, including a sore throat and general fatigue. This victory follows Tagger’s breakthrough in the main draw of Prague, where she became the US Open. first player born in 2008 to claim a WTA title, and her subsequent first-round exit in Cincinnati against Taliba Gibson.