JAKARTA - Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen is sure to get a tough test when she meets the second seed Amanda Anisimova from the United States in the 16th round of the 2026 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. Janice stepped into the third stage of the WTA 1000 tournament after securing a straight set victory 7-6(5), 6-4 when facing Leylah Fernandez from Canada on Monday, February 16 WIB. This is the first time Janice can step into the third round of an elite tournament in the WTA Tour calendar. The 23-year-old tennis player has previously been stuck in the second round of tournaments at the WTA 500 level or above.
Earlier this year, Janice took part in the Australian Open, which was the second Grand Slam in her career. She defeated Leylah in the first round and then lost to former world number one from the Czech Republic, Karolina Pliskova. She then appeared at the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi Open and also the WTA 1000 Qatar Open. There she also easily went through the first round matches, but lost in the next stage (vs Liudmila Samsonova in Abu Dhabi) and (vs Iga Swiatek in Qatar). Anisimova will certainly be a tough challenge for Janice in the third stage of Dubai. The 24-year-old world number six passed the second round without breaking a sweat. He was supposed to meet the Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova in the second round, but then won a walkover (WO). So, Anisimova has so far not played his first match in the tournament because in the first round he also got a blank draw. In addition to playing in singles, Janice is also listed as playing in the women's doubles in Dubai. In that sector he paired up with Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) and managed to get through the first round. Unfortunately, Janice's journey was followed by Aldila Sutjiadi. The 30-year-old tennis player immediately crashed in the first round of the women's doubles with his partner, Irina Khromacheva, from Russia.
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