Janice Tjen was defeated by Iga Swiatek in the second round of the 2026 Qatar Open.

Janice Tjen was stopped by Iga Swiatek in the second round of the 2026 Qatar Open (Instagram/@janicetjen).

JAKARTA - Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen suffered a defeat in the second round of the 2026 Qatar Open. Her journey was stopped by the world number two and first seed in the Iga Swiatek tournament.

Janice, who received a wildcard from the organizers, surrendered with a very heavy score in the two-set match 0-6 and 3-6 against the Polish player in Doha on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, WIB night.

Swiatek, who previously ranked number one in the world, appeared very aggressive in this match. Even though he made two double faults, he was able to convert five of the nine break points he got and scored four aces.

Janice only carved one ace and converted one break point out of four. His percentage of points from the first and second serves was only 44 and 38 percent compared to Swiatek who recorded 71 and 83 percent.

Swiatek will next meet Daria Kasatkina in the last 16. The Russian got a ticket after eliminating Belgian Elise Mertens in two sets 6-4 and 6-0.

The latest result extends Janice's unsatisfactory record in the second round of major tournaments. He also made his debut at the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi event and lost in the second round to Liudmila Samsonova.

Previously, when playing in his second Grand Slam at the Australian Open 2026 last month, Janice was also eliminated in the second round. At that time he was bent by former world number one from the Czech Republic, Karolina Pliskova.

Last year when appearing at the US Open Grand Slam, Janice's journey also crashed at the same stage. At that time, he fought from the qualifying round, then stopped Veronika Kudermetova in the first round, and lost to Emma Raducanu in the next stage.