Janice Tjen Runner-up WTA 250 Sao Paulo 2025

JAKARTA Janice Tjen harus puas menjadi runner-up WTA 250 Sao Paulo 2025 di Brasil setelah menelankan kekalahan melawan petenis Prancis, Tiantso Rakotomanga Rajaonah, di babak akhir turnamen.

The 23-year-old failed to fulfill his dream after giving up with a score of 3-6 and 4-6 in a match for 1 hour 22 minutes on Sunday, September 14, 2025, local time, or Monday, September 15, 2025, morning WIB.

Janice was under pressure and made a lot of mistakes during the match. She was only able to convert two of the 10 break points, while Rakotomanga Rajaonah converted four out of eight.

"This week was really tense for me. The first half was very difficult and I didn't know I would win here in the first edition. So, yes, I don't know what to say," said Rakotomanga as quoted by the WTA.

Meskipun membuat banyak kesalahan, petenis lahir Jakarta itu tetap tampil dengan baju mengebat. Dia tercatat berhasil membuat empat ace dibandingi nol milik Rakotomanga.

The extraordinary achievement in his debut on the WTA tour automatically made Janice's ranking at the WTA increase sharply. He will rise to the 103rd in the world, which is certainly the highest in his career.

In addition, becoming a finalist in Brazil also answered questions that doubted Janice's ability to compete on the WTA tour after appearing strong at the US Open 2025 last month.

Playing in the main round of the event made Janice end the long wait for Indonesian women's singles to play at Grand Slam since Angelique Widjaja at the 2004 US Open.

Before arriving in New York for the US Open 2025 qualification, Janice was even recorded to have won 45 of her last 50 professional matches.