JAKARTA - The journey of Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen at Roland Garros 2026 had to stop sooner than expected. Appearing in the first round of the clay Grand Slam tournament, Janice was forced to surrender by the United States tennis player, Emma Navarro.
Janice actually put pressure in a number of moments of the match, but Navarro's consistency made the Indonesian player finally lose two sets straight with a score of 4-6 and 3-6 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, afternoon WIB.
WTA statistics show that Janice was able to score three aces throughout the match. However, the effectiveness of the game is still a homework after he was only able to take advantage of two of the eight break point opportunities he got.
Meanwhile, Navarro appeared more stable when under pressure. The 25-year-old tennis player successfully converted three of nine break points and was ahead in the percentage of first serve points won.
The first set was heavy for Janice from the start of the match. He immediately fell behind 0-3 after losing the serve in the second game and failed to take advantage of the opportunity to steal momentum faster.
However, Janice did not give up in the middle of the pressure. He managed to make the score back to 4-4 after Navarro lost the serve in the seventh game and failed to take advantage of the extra break opportunity.
The momentum to bring the first set longer was actually wide open for Janice in the 10th game. However, the shaky serve made Navarro secure the opening set after the fight lasted for 61 minutes.
Entering the second set, Janice showed signs of revival. The 24-year-old tennis player was even able to turn the tide 2-1 before a number of wide shots began to benefit Navarro.
Navarro then took advantage of the situation to grab four consecutive points and get away 5-2. Janice was able to narrow the gap when serving in the eighth game, but the opponent's pressure was still too difficult to stop.
In the ninth game which was the deciding game, Navarro appeared very calm even though he lost the first point. Hard serves and neat ball placement made Janice fail to return the ball to the playing area several times.
Janice tried to survive through a long rally to thwart Navarro's match point. Unfortunately, one missed shot closed his fight at the most prestigious clay court Grand Slam event.
Although he failed in the women's singles, Janice's journey at Roland Garros 2026 is not completely over. He will still appear in the women's doubles sector with Aldila Sutjiadi to face the pair of Marie Bouzkova/Sara Sorribes Tormo from the Czech Republic and Spain.
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