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French Open 2020: Clara Tauson on the trail of Caroline Wozniacki

Clara Tauson is the first Danish woman in the past 31 years to have entered the second round of a Grand Slam tournament. With the exception of Caroline Wozniacki .

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Clara Tauson is now playing against Danielle Collins
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Clara Tauson is now playing against Danielle Collins


For an American, Jennifer Brady is comparatively very familiar with the European tennis courts, having trained with her new coach Michael Geserer in Regensburg for several weeks, getting to know the country and its people. On Tuesday, Brady made the acquaintance of a European force of nature, in the form of Clara Tauson, 17 years old, origin: Denmark.

Tauson had played his way through the qualification, which was certainly not a disadvantage under the conditions at the Stade Roland Garros, which most players consider to be very special. Nevertheless: It was not to be expected that the teenage girl could prevail 6: 4, 3: 6 and 9: 7 after a playing time of 2:45 hours, thereby fending off two match points. “It's an unreal feeling,” said Tauson after their match. "I didn't expect that before the match started."

Tauson trains with Henin

Perhaps your mentor does: Tauson trains at Justine Henin's academy, which won the French Open four times. With her win, Tauson became the first Danish woman in 31 years who does not go by the name of Caroline Wozniacki to reach the second round of a major. The former world number one ended her career at the beginning of the year after the Australian Open, and the Danish fans did not have to wait long for a new hope.

"She was in the semifinals of the US Open, so I was just grateful to be there and to play against someone like her on a big court," Tauson continued after the coup against Brady. “Of course a dream has come true, and then to win the match, I don't have any words for that yet. It was so great, I've never seen a match like this. "

Now against Danielle Collins

And Claro Tauson's trip to Paris in 2020 by no means has to be over. In round two, Danielle Collins is again waiting for a player who has already reached a semi-final in a major (2019 in Australia), but who is by no means as comfortable on European sand as 17-year-old Danish Tauson. Incidentally, she even won the title in Melbourne in 2019: in the junior singles.

Leylah Fernandez, who defeated Tauson in the final, is also in round two of Roland Garros. And now meets Polona Hercog after beating Madga Linette.

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