JAKARTA The women's singles badminton player Gregoria Mariska Tunjung marked her return to the field by appearing at the Japan Open 2025 after a long absence. Unfortunately, she got sad results.
The eighth seed returned home early in the first round of the tournament due to a crushing defeat in the two games 10-21 and 12-21 against his host representative Riko Gunji on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Gregoria said she was happy to be back in the tournament after about two months of absence. It's just that, the result is far from what he wants.
"My goal is not good at all, on the other hand the opponent plays very brave and can control the match," said Gregoria.
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Gregoria has been out of the tournament since early April 2025, after she appeared in the 2025 Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) in Ningbo, China. At that time, her journey ran aground in the second half.
The 2017 junior world champion was then attacked by vertigo so he was withdrawn from the 2025 Sudirman Cup squad. He then missed several major events, including the 2025 Indonesia Open.
"In addition to being a physical record, earlier in the field I felt when conditions were depressed, I couldn't make it a trigger, instead I got carried away, a little panicked and couldn't control it," said Gregoria.
The badminton player from Wonogiri will then play in the Super 1000 BWF China Open 2025 next week.
"When I look bad this week, I definitely have to perform better next week and I know it's not easy. So, I will prepare preparations for the 2025 China Open," said the athlete who is familiarly called Jorji.
Gregoria's defeat left the Indonesian women's singles hoping that Putri Kusuma Wardani, who will only appear on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, will face the deputy host Nathi Nidaira.
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