Ready For Combat Against Akane Yamaguchi At The 2022 Malaysia Masters Quarterfinals, Gregoria Mariska: I Will Play Unloaded

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Photo: PBSI)

JAKARTA Gregoria Mariska Tunjung is ready to fight against Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals of Malaysia Masters 2022. However, he did not want to refer positive results against the Japanese representative.

Indonesian women's singles ranked 31st will meet Yamaguchi at the Axiata Arena, on Friday, July 8 tomorrow. Gregoria lost statistics, but the result of their meeting at the Malaysia Open last week could be his capital.

At that time, Gregoria brought down the world number one in the first round. However, the badminton player from Wonogiri did not want to be lulled by that victory.

"For tomorrow's match against Akane [Yamaguchi], I have forgotten about last week's victory at the Malaysia Open. I will play without a burden again and want to show the maximum game," said Gregoria in a written statement from PBSI.

Tomorrow's meeting will be the eleventh meeting between the two women's singles. Of the previous ten meetings, Akane was still ahead to win 8-2.

Apart from the Malaysia Open, another defeat that Akane had experienced when meeting Gregoria occurred at the 2018 Asian Games. Despite winning head to head, Akane's recent performance has decreased slightly so that Gregoria's chances of winning remain open.

"I don't think anymore about winning or losing. Tomorrow I just want to play optimally and bring out all the best abilities," said Gregoria.

Gregoria is one of seven Indonesian representatives to reach the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Master this year. The other six representatives are Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva, Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.