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Teen Tagger Stuns No. 3 Seed in Linz Upset
10 Apr
Summary
- Lilli Tagger, 18, defeated No. 3 Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-6(11).
- Tagger converted three of five break points and won 22 of 32 second returns.
- Anastasia Potapova and Karolina Pliskova also advanced to the quarterfinals.
In a stunning turn of events at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, 18-year-old wild card competitor Lilli Tagger has advanced to the quarterfinals. Tagger secured a remarkable victory over Russia's No. 3 seed, Liudmila Samsonova, with a final score of 6-2, 7-6(11) on Thursday. Tagger demonstrated exceptional skill, converting three of her five break-point opportunities and dominating on second returns.
The tournament also saw other strong performances and upsets. Anastasia Potapova of Austria swiftly defeated Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Russia's No. 2 seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova, was decisively beaten by unseeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in just 60 minutes, with a score of 6-1, 6-3.
Additionally, Donna Vekic of Croatia advanced to the quarterfinals via walkover after Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina withdrew due to illness. Vekic is set to face Pliskova in the semifinals, in a part of the bracket now devoid of any seeded players following Thursday's upsets.
