Dejan/Gloria Will Miss The 2024 Australian Open

JAKARTA - Mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja decided to miss the 2024 Australian Open next week.

They confirmed that after losing the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open 2024 against Thailand's representative, Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai, at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Friday, June 7, 2024, morning WIB.

"Not playing (at the 2024 Australian Open)," said Dejan after the defeat to the media crew in the mixed zone area.

Dejan/Gloria have had a fairly busy schedule since the beginning of this year. Indonesia Open 2024 is the 14th tournament played by the couple.

Their successive journey starts from Malaysia Open, India Open, Indonesia Masters, Thailand Masters, Germany Open, France Open, All England, Swiss Open, Madrid Spain Masters, Asian Championships, Thailand Open, Malaysia Masters, Singapore Open, and Indonesia Open.

Gloria said they needed to take a break while trying to restore conditions so they could be ready again for another tournament.

"(We are) not robots," said the 30-year-old badminton player who was born in Bekasi.

The Australia Open 2024 with a Super 500 BWF level will take place from 11-16 June 2024. The total prize provided by the tournament is 420 thousand US dollars.

Dejan said that after taking a break, he and his partner will focus on chasing World Tour Finals tickets, the tournament that is the end of the season.

"We want to try to play there because we don't enter the 2024 Paris Olympics. So, hopefully the results will be better," he said.