Hannah falls at final fence in French bid

HANNAH Klugman’s bid to become Britain's first French Open juniors champion in 49 years ended in a straight-sets defeat to Austrian Lilli Tagger in the final.

- By ANDY SIMS

Klugman, 16, was beaten 6-2 6-0 by 17-year-old Tagger in front of a packed Court Simonne-Mathieu.

Klugman, ranked 13th in the world junior rankings, was hoping to emulate Michelle Tyler, the last British player to win the girls’ title in 1976.

But it was a big step up in class for the Kingston-Upon-Thames player, as Tagger had beaten Roland Garros semi-finalist Lois Boisson at an ITF tournament in Spain just a couple of months ago.

“I knew it was going to be tough,” she said.