Wild card Tagger downs Golubic to book Jiangxi final against Blinkova

VIDEO SHOWS: WTA JIANGXI OPEN SEMI-FINAL HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS: JIANGXI, CHINA (NOVEMBER 1, 2025) (WTA – See restrictions) LILLI TAGGER V VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC  FIRST SET 1. TAGGER WITH AN OVERHEAD VOLLEY WINNER SECOND SET 2. GOLUBIC WITH A BACKHAND DROP SHOT WINNER THIRD SET 3. MATCH POINT – TAGGER SAVES MATCH POINT WITH A FOREHAND WINNER 4. MATCH POINT – GOLUBIC NETS A FOREHAND, TAGGER WINS 6-1 4-6 7-5 5. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT NET, SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE 6. TAGGER CELEBRATING DOMINIKA SALKOVA V ANNA BLINKOVA FIRST SET 7. SET POINT – BLINKOVA WITH A BACKHAND WINNER SECOND SET 8. BLINKOVA BREAKS SERVE WITH A BACKHAND 9. MATCH POINT – BLINKOVA HITS A FOREHAND PAST SALKOVA TO WIN 6-4 6-4 10. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS AT NET 11. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS WITH UMPIRE 12. BLINKOVA STORY: 17-year-old wild card Lilli Tagger stunned second seed Viktorika Golubic 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the semi-finals of the Jiangxi Open on Saturday (November 1). The Austrian teenager fought back from 5-2 down in the deciding set before fending off three match points and winning the last 13 straight to snatch victory and reach a maiden tour-level final at her first main draw event.  The reigning junior French Open champion is the youngest finalist on the WTA Tour this season and will take on Russia's Anna Blinkova in Sunday's final.  For her part, Blinkova bested Dominika Salkova of the Czech Republic 6-4 6-4 to reach her first final since May 2023. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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