Indonesian Tennis Player Janice Tjen Surprises, Beats Eala 6-4, 6-1 In The Quarter-finals Of WTA 250 Sao Paulo

JAKARTA - In the quarter-finals of WTA 250 Sao Paulo in Brazil, Friday, September 12 local time or Saturday WIB, Indonesian tennis player Janice Tjen continued her positive trend by defeating her rivals at the junior level, Philippine tennis player Alexandra Eala.

Janice successfully silenced the third seed who was also on the rise with a score of 6-4, 6-1 in 1 hour 12 minutes after rising from 3-0 in the first set, then winning 12 of the next 14 games.

"It still feels amazing for me, it doesn't feel real," said Janice after the match, as broadcast by the WTA, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 13.

"I focus on every point, especially against Alex Eala, we all know he can bounce back at any time just trying to focus and defend until the end."

Although this is the first professional meeting between Tjen and Eala, the two have met for a long time.

According to WTA records, they first met in two level 4 junior tournaments in 2018, with the two winning "tourism" matches -- Eala in Jakarta, while Janice in Makati City, Philippines.

In honor of the importance of two tennis players from Southeast Asia meeting in the quarter-finals of the WTA, Janice wrote "SEA" (Southeast Asia) and drawing a heart on the camera after winning.

Eala led their junior match 2-1 and started the match better, pressing on Janice's backhand to avoid a fork in her hand.

Janice, who is ranked 130, began to master her game of foot and service. Eala's agile playing forehands at every opportunity, snatched the winners' punches into every corner of the field until they finally scored 23 points compared to four points.

From 0-3 behind, Janice faced only one break point, 2-1 lead in the second set. She dominated the match in her typical way -- a handy winger and a strong service that the opponent couldn't return.

Eala, who was in seven consecutive wins after earning her first WTA 125 title in Guadalajara last week, also failed due to 15 mistakes on her own, often leading to the net.

At the end of the match, Janice converted her second match point with a winner's return to ensure victory.