JAKARTA - Aldila Sutjiadi managed to break through the semifinals of the US Open 2024 in the mixed doubles with her Indian partner, Rohan Bopanna.
The couple got tickets after stopping Barbora Krejcikova (Republic Ceska) and Matthew Ebden (Australia) with scores 7(7)-6(4), 2-6, and 10-7 on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, morning WIB.
Aldila/Rohan were forced to have a fierce duel that lasted 93 minutes to keep their journey at the Grand Slam event closing that season.
"The match was very tight, but Rohan and I focused until we managed to turn things around in the first set. Our second set really missed the moment, while in the set of determinations, Rohan and I returned to focus and solid so that we could move on to the semifinals," Aldila said in a statement.
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The pair against Barbora/Matthew appeared strong at the start of the first set and had a 3-0 lead. Aldila/Rohan then managed to get up and turn things around to win 7(7)-6(4).
In the second set, Barbora/Matthew appeared to dominate and forced Aldila/Rohan to lose 2-6. As for the third set, Aldila/Rohan sped up 7-1 on the tiebreak.
They were almost followed by opponents with a very narrow score difference of 8-7. In that situation, Aldila/Rohan returned to focus and finally closed the match with a score of 10-7.
Aldila/Rohan are recorded to have managed to excel overall in match statistics. They won in the initial serve (78 percent), won tie breaks, and broke the opponent's attacks.
This result is extraordinary because Barbora is a tennis player who has just won the 2024 Grand Slam Wimbledon champion in singles and Matthew is the gold winner at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Aldila/Rohan will next face the United States pair, Taylor Townsend and Donald Young, who repatriated the couple Anna Danirina (Kazakhstan) and Harri Heliovora (Finland).
"I am very ready to face the semifinal match. Please pray and support so that I can step into the final round of the US Open 2024," said Aldila.
The mixed doubles semifinals of the US Open 2024 will take place on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
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