JAKARTA Gregoria Mariska Tunjung secured her first win this year after a comeback to secure a ticket to the second round of the India Open 2025.
The owner of the bronze medal at the Olympics qualified after overcoming Danish representatives Line Christophersen, with scores 25-27, 21-12, and 21-11 on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, noon WIB.
"In the initial game I had quite difficulty adjusting the situation because the weather was cold enough here. Warming was extra, but the game was not yet consistent," he said.
At the beginning of the first game, Gregoria was quite comfortable leading even with the difference in scores not far away. However, after the interval the two began to take turns scoring points.
Gregoria had received a 20-19 game point. However, his opponent responded so that a total of eight more points had to be printed by both of them after that.
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"Grateful in the second and third games to be calmer and master the game. The round of 16 the day after tomorrow I want to perform better," said Gregoria.
This victory also maintains Gregoria's dominance over the Line. In the previous two competitive clashes, Gregoria always won, including at the 2023 edition of the India Open.
This was the first time Gregoria was accompanied directly by the women's singles coach Imam Tohari on the sidelines after previously in his first tournament at the Malaysia Open 2025, he and Putri Kusuma Wardani immediately clashed in the first round.
At that time, Putri KW defeated her compatriot and successfully traveled to reach the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 1000 event.
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