18-year-old Austrian Lilli Tagger will enter the Top 100 on Monday, 13 April 2026. She went from No. 977 in 2024 to No. 153 at the end of 2025, and now into the Top 100 in under four months of 2026.

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18-year-old Austrian Lilli Tagger will enter the Top 100 on Monday, 13 April 2026. She went from No. 977 in 2024 to No. 153 at the end of 2025, and now into the Top 100 in under four months of 2026.
this will soon become the most relevant ohbh on both tours #watchthisspace
While Austrian star Dominic Thiem had a superb one-handed backhand, Tagger said that was not the reason for her decision to switch from a double-hander as a 12-year-old. Tagger earned a concession from her coach that, should she win a tournament, she wanted to try the shot. Given the way she used the weapon in both of her victories on Wednesday, it appears to have been a wise choice. “It was my choice. I already wanted to change when I was 10, but my coach told me … it was too difficult to do it,” she said. “And then I told him, at 12, if I win this tournament, I will change to a one-handed backhand. And I won the tournament. So I made the decision. It was easier for me to play with one hand than with two hands and when I was in practice, sometimes I was there just playing with one hand, so I took the decision.”
Tagger has Swagger in Paris (Courtney Walsh, 4th June 2025).
Sara Errani and Lilli Tagger win their first doubles match together.
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Roland Garros 2026, R1 (my photos)
Does anyone know if Lilli Tagger is inspired by Jannik? Do they any kind of connection? Or am I just reaching for the stars
She bounces the ball 6 times and spins her racket on the 5th bounce
He bounces the ball 7 times and rotates the racket on the 4th bounce (on his first serve)
lilli tagger prepares to serve on match point during round 1 at indian wells 2026
she may have lost, but she showed everyone what a fighter she is. she was down two breaks in the third and worked hard to give herself a chance. she did so well <3