JAKARTA - Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen managed to secure a ticket to the second round of the 2026 Australian Open by defeating the 22nd-ranked Canadian, Leylah Fernandez, in a straight two-set match.
Janice performed brilliantly at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and closed the match with a score of 6-2 and 7-6 (7/1). This is Janice's second victory in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.
The result made him make history as the first Indonesian female tennis player in 28 years to win a match at the Australian Open since tennis legend Yayuk Basuki did it in 1998.
Janice dominated the first set in just 36 minutes. The 23-year-old had a fight in the second set, but was able to appear calm when entering the tiebreak phase so that the match did not continue to the third set.
The 2026 Australian Open is the second Grand Slam tournament played by Janice Tjen. She previously fought from the qualifying round at the 2025 US Open and entered the main draw, then passed the first round, and crashed out in the second round.
When playing at the 2025 US Open, Janice managed to secure her historic victory on the Grand Slam stage by defeating Veronika Kudermetova, who was then ranked 24th. She then lost in the second round to Emma Raducanu.
In addition, this is Janice's first victory in the singles event in this year's calendar. He had previously appeared at the ASB Classic and Hobart International, but immediately went home in the first round.
Janice will meet the winner of Karolina Pliskova versus Sloane Stephens in the second round later. Both names are former top tennis players. Pliskova has been ranked number one in the world, while Stephens has reached the third place in the world.
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