WTA Lyon: Newcomer Clara Tauson wins first title
Clara Tauson won the WTA Tour 250 tournament in Lyon. The only 18-year-old Danish defeated two qualifiers Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland 6: 4 and
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last edit: Mar 07, 2021, 05:13 pm
Tauson first drew attention to herself on the women's tour in autumn 2020: In the first round of the French Open, she beat Jennifer Brady, a player who had reached the semifinals at the US Open a few days earlier. On the way to the final in Lyon, Clara Tauson had kicked the tournament favorite from the competition with Ekaterina Alexandrova right from the start.
Against Viktorija Golubic, who like Tauson made the leap into the main field from qualification, the teenager got off to a better start and was able to fend off a late comeback for the Swiss. After the 6: 4 it went quickly in the direction of Tauson - who won the second set 6: 1.