JAKARTA - Indonesian tennis player, Janice Tjen/Aldila Sutjiadi, returned in the quarterfinal of the 2026 Madrid Open women's doubles after suffering a dramatic defeat against Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva, German-Russian tennis players.
Janice/Aldila picked up the luggage from this WTA 1000-level clay tournament after admitting the strength of the opponent with a final score of 7-5, 5-7, and 8-10 on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, afternoon WIB.
Janice/Aldila went through a really tight first set. They lost the first game while holding serve, but managed to convert one break point in the next set to tie the score.
The pair of 2025 SEA Games gold medalists then lost the service in the third game, leaving them behind again. However, in the fourth game, their opponents also lost the service, which made the score identical.
The two pairs then engaged in a chase after that to a position of 5-5. Janice/Aldila then performed well in the next game, converting one of the two break points to reach the brink of victory.
The good performance continued when they took turns serving in the 12th game. In that game, they only lost one point so they managed to secure the first set.
In the second set, Janice/Aldila quickly took a 3-1 lead over the opponent pair. The score narrowed in the fifth game, but Janice/Aldila managed to foil two break points against the opponent in the sixth game to maintain the lead.
The points earned by Janice/Aldila went smoothly after that and managed to lead 5-4. Unfortunately, the opposing pair rose with three consecutive points, including stopping the three match points earned by Janice/Aldila so that the match continued to the super tie-break.
In the most decisive phase, Janice/Aldila actually still gave resistance after being behind 0-3. They managed to equalize the score once, but were eventually confirmed as losing.
In addition to playing in the women's doubles, Janice also actually played in the singles. However, his journey ended in the second round after losing to Russian player, Liudmila Samsonova.
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