JAKARTA - The pair of Aldila Sutjiadi/Ingrid Neel qualified for the second round of the 2026 Miami Open after overcoming the resistance of the host pair Hailey Baptista/Peyton Stearns at Court 3, Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, Sunday, March 22, early morning WIB.
Quoted from the organizer's website, the duet of Aldila/Ingrid won over Baptista/Stearns after fighting for three sets with a score of 6-2, 6-7, 10-6.
In the next match at the WTA 1000 event, Aldila/Ingrid will meet the winner of the match between seventh seed Cristina Bucsa/Nicole Melichar against Sofia Kenin/Ludmila Samsonova.
Aldila/Ingrid dominated the first set of the match which lasted for 1 hour 43 minutes. They successfully recorded one ace, converting three of three break point opportunities to lock the first set with a convincing advantage.
However, Baptiste/Stearns was able to bounce back in the second set. The US pair fought hard through the success of recording one ace, 50 percent break point, and 73 percent success in getting points from the first serve.
The second set went to 6-6, before Baptiste/Stearns closed it out with a 7-4 lead.
In the deciding set using the super tie-break model, Aldila/Ingrid managed to reverse the situation. Aldila/Ingrid managed to maximize 100 percent of their first serve to produce points, and 50 percent of their second serve to produce points and lock in the 10-6 victory.
Besides Aldila, another Indonesian women's tennis player, Janice Tjen, is still involved in the Miami Open. Janice, who is paired with Chan Hao-ching in the women's doubles, will play against the pair of Elise Mertens/Zhang Shuai on Monday (23/3) early morning WIB.
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