Aldila Sutjiadi Wins Dramatically To Advance To India Wells Round Of 16

Indonesian women's tennis player Aldila Sutjiadi. BETWEEN/HO-Athletica Company/am.

JAKARTA - Indonesian tennis player Aldila Sutjiadi won a dramatic victory in the first round of women's doubles at the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament in California, United States, Saturday local time or Sunday WIB. Paired with Japanese tennis player Miyu Kato, Aldila/Kato had to fight fiercely three sets before finally being able to beat Shuai Zhang(China)/Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) with a score of 7-5, 2-6, 10-1. "The match was tight and we both performed well, in the second set they managed to win but in the third set we got up and appeared confident, finally managed to beat them," Aldila said in a written statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, March 10. "We are confident in facing the second half, please support." In the first set, Aldila/Kato performed nicely and managed to lead 7-5. However, in the second set, they had to admit Zhang and Danirina's toughness with a score of 2-6. In the determination set, Aldila/Kato got up with extraordinary performance and dominated the game. They managed to get 10 points in a row to close the third set with a score of 10-1. This victory is a brilliant start for Aldila/Kato in the Indian Wells tournament. They will next face the Su-Wei Hsieh (Taiwan)/Ellise Mertens (Belgium) pair, who are the first seeds in the desert tournament, in the second round or the last 16. Aldila performed well at Indian Wells last year. With Kato, he advanced until the semifinals when he was caught from Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)/Laura Siegemund (Germany) 1-6, 2-6.

In February, Aldila/Kato won the WTA 250 Thailand Open 2024, which was their first title this season.