JAKARTA - Indonesian female tennis player Janice Tjen, who is on the rise, has made history by becoming the second Indonesian tennis player to make it into the top 50 world rankings after the living legend Yayuk Basuki.
The 23-year-old athlete achieved his latest achievement after defeating the 22nd seed Leylah Fernandez from Canada to reach the second round of the 2026 Australian Open Grand Slam.
Janice jumped 12 places after getting her only win in her debut at Melbourne Park, which is the opening Grand Slam of the season.
Yayuk Basuki managed to reach the top of the world ranking 19 in 1997 when she reached the quarterfinals of the grass-court Grand Slam at Wimbledon, England.
The appearance in Australia is the second Grand Slam he has participated in. Previously, he made his Grand Slam debut at last year's US Open, where he started from the qualifying round and managed to reach the second round.
In addition to Janice, a sharp increase was also obtained by Elena Rybakina who managed to emerge as the champion of the 2026 Australian Open by defeating world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
Rybakina managed to rise two places to third place this week to match the highest ranking of her career, which she first achieved in June 2023 and last held in January 2024.
Rybakina has won 20 of her last 21 matches since October 2024. The only defeat in that span came against Karolina Muchova in the Brisbane quarterfinal.
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