Aldila Sutjiadi's Struggle Asian Muhammad Ran Aground In The Second Round Of The French Open

Aldila Sutjiadi took action with US tennis player Asia Muhammad (not in the photo) in the first round of WTA 125 Paris Open Trophee Clarins in Paris, France, Thursday (16/5/2024). (ANTARA/Handout/aa.)

JAKARTA - Indonesian tennis player Aldila Sutjiadi who was paired with AS Asia tennis player Muhammad ran aground in the second round of the French Open women's doubles, Wednesday.

Aldila/Asia must acknowledge the toughness of the Giuliana Olmos (Mexico)/Alexandra Panova (Russia) pair after going through a tie-break in the first set with a final score of 6-7(4/7), 4-6.

"We are disappointed with this result, but we have tried our best. The opponent performed better. We will learn from this match and come back stronger in the next tournament," Aldila said in a written statement received by Antara in Jakarta, Sunday.

"Please always support him to be the best and bring Indonesia's name in world tennis."

Aldila/Asia started well and had a 6-5 (40-15) lead in the opening set. However, they failed to take advantage of the opportunity to close the set and had to go to a tie-break.

At the tie-break, Aldila/Asia had a 4-1 lead, but in the end they had to admit their opponent's advantage with a score of 6-7.

Continuing to the second set, Olmos/Panova became dominant. Aldila/Asia were still surprised by their failure to win the first set, they continued to play under pressure and were unable to turn things around in the second set which Olmos/Panova finally won.

Despite falling in women's doubles, Aldila still has a chance to achieve positive results in mixed doubles. He is paired with American Jackson Withrow, and will compete in the first round of mixed doubles tonight.

Previously, Aldila/Asia had shown solid performance in the WTA Strasbourg tournament, reaching the final round. They also won WTA 125 Trophee Clarins in Paris in the middle of last month.