Lilli Tagger vs Xinyu Gao — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
Tagger L.3-6 7-5 6-3
Gao X.
Tagger L.
3762
Gao X.
6531
Lilli Tagger defeated Xinyu Gao 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lilli Tagger came in ranked #48, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Lilli Tagger extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Lilli Tagger dropped the opening set before beating Xinyu Gao 3–6 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Livesport Prague Open | R32 | hard | Lilli Tagger | 2-6 4-6 |
| 2026-01-13 | Australian Open | Q128 | hard | Lilli Tagger | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast