JAKARTA Jonathan Christie was more confident in making him able to secure the first Indonesian men's singles ticket to the second round of the 2025 China Open.
The 2018 Asian Games gold medalist qualified for the second round after winning over Jiang Heng Jason Teh from Singapore with a final score of 21-17 and 21-12 on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
"Today Praise God for playing better than last week. More confident and able to play more all-out with windy field situations," he said.
Previously, last week while playing in the Japan Open 2025 tournament, a 27-year-old badminton player who had left the PBSI National Training Center immediately ran aground in the first round.
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At that time, Jonathan, who was the fourth seed, the same as in China, lost in a two-game match against the host's men's singles, Kenta Nishimoto.
"Here we want to do better, want to further reverse confidence after in the last few tournaments it can be said that the game (not just results) has not fully returned," he said.
Jonathan is not yet in the best form in this year's calendar. He also struggled with injury problems when he was about to play in All England, which is the oldest tournament in the world.
"After the injury and the rehabilitation process is also strengthening, the guard is quite draining, mentally, and everyone. I want to play in the field without fear, no trauma," said Jojo, Jonatan's nickname.
Indonesia has previously lost the men's singles Alwi Farhan, who lost against Kunlavut Vitidsarn. This number can still add tickets through Anthony Sinisuka Ginting who will play this afternoon.
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