Australian Open 2024: Ester To Semifinals After Bend Komang

JAKARTA Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo became Indonesia's first representative as well as the only women's singles to reach the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open.

He got the top four tickets after defeating his compatriot, Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi, two straight games with a score of 21-18 and 21-15 at the Quaycentre, Sydney, Australia, Friday, June 14, 2024, afternoon WIB.

Ester, who became the seventh seed in the tournament, is now leading the winning record over her partner to 3-1. All of these three wins came in their three latest competitive meetings.

In the semifinals, Ester will meet Pai Yu Po. The women's singles from China Taipei reached the semifinals after repatriating the eighth seed from India, Aarshi Kashyap.

The results at the 2024 Australian Open made Ester also the second Indonesian women's singles to reach the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament and above after Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

Actually, there are three Indonesian women's singles that reached the last eight of this tournament. The other is Putri Kusuma Wardani, who is the sixth seed.

However, his steps ran aground after losing against second seed Aya Ohori. She once defeated this Japanese women's singles in their only previous meeting, namely at the Indonesia Masters 2023.

Men's Doubles

From the men's doubles number, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, as the only representative of the sector, also still survive in this Super 500 BWF tournament.

This veteran couple followed in Ester's footsteps to the semifinals after repatriating Pramudya Kusumawardana/Andika Ramadiansyah with two straight games with a score of 21-14 and 21-17.

Hendra/Ahsan, who became the second seed, will then face the pair Chen Zhi Ray/Lin Yu Chieh. This double from China Taipei stopped the fourth seeded trip from Malaysia, Junaidi Arif/Roy Kang Yap.