Translation: Lilli Tager, finalist of the 2025 Roland Garros junior tournament, dazzles with her one-handed backhand
There is hope. One of the most beautiful shots in the world of sports, such as the one-handed backhand, is in danger of extinction, with its case being particularly concerning in the women's circuit. After Carla Suárez's retirement, a strong advocate of this shot for years, only Parry and Ponchet remain in the elite playing the one-handed backhand. Well, soon the Austrian Lilli Tagger could join them, a young promise of Austrian tennis who has earned her spot in the final of the Roland Garros 2025 junior tournament, causing a sensation by defeating Emerson, the world number 1. She will now face the British player Hannah Klugman.
Today, in random videos: Austrian Lili Tagger is in the Roland Garros junior final. The position and fluidity of that one-handed backhand, awww. https://t.co/Ul5ta1UANr
— Marcos Zugasti (@marcos_z) June 6, 2025
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