WTA Lyon: Teenage phenomenon Clara Tauson today for the finals
Clara Tauson is about to move into her first final on the WTA tour. The 18-year-old Dane is playing against Paula Badosa in Lyon today.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 06, 2021, 07:35 am
The final of the juniors at the Australian Open 2019 already gave a good outlook on what women's tennis could expect in the coming years: namely a summit attack by the then winner Clara Tauson and her final opponent Leylah Annie Fernandez. The latter then won the title in Roland Garros, and has now established itself quite well in the WTA world rankings with position 87. As an 18-year-old now. Clara Tauson is currently in 139th place, but will definitely be at least 20 ranks better after the week in Lyon.
If Tauson wins the tournament, it could even be among the top 100 players in the world. And who would not trust the Danish teenager to do this after the performances against Ekaterina Alexandrova, number one in the tournament, and especially the one in the quarter-finals against Camila Giorgi on Friday? Tauson won the test of strength with the Italian 6: 3 and 6: 1, playing in the semifinals against Paula Badosa, who was able to assert herself against Kristina Mladenovic in three sets.
Clara Tauson first drew attention to herself last year in Roland Garros: At that time, after surviving qualification in round one, she defeated Jennifer Brady 9: 7 in the third set, but after that the tank was empty. Against Danielle Collins came the end, Tauson went back to the ITF tour. Where she already won a title in Altenkirchen this year.
The second semi-final is played by local hero Fiona Ferro, who threw another teenager out of the tournament in her 2: 6, 6: 1 and 6; 3 against Clara Burel. Ferro is now playing against Viktorija Golubic.