JAKARTA – Janice Tjen's journey at the 2025 US Open ended in the second round. She returned home after losing to British number one Emma Raducanu.
Janice was forced to admit defeat in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, evening WIB.
In this duel, Raducanu appeared confident, relying on a powerful serve and consistent groundstrokes to win in just over an hour against the Indonesian representative.
"I think I served really well and hit a few aces. That always helps me. It affects my whole game," said Raducanu, as quoted by the WTA website.
Raducanu has been looking to develop her serve as a weapon under new coach Francisco Roig, and it proved very effective against Tjen. She hit eight aces and several unreturned serves.
The 22-year-old faced only three break points, all in the third game of the match, and saved them all. Overall, Raducanu conceded 13 points on serve.
"Of course, I was on full alert today. I'm very happy with how I kept dictating the points, I kept dictating the game," said Raducanu.
Tjen may be inexperienced at the top level, but her opening-round victory over 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova showed she has the ability to cause problems.
The 23-year-old only turned professional last year after completing her sociology degree at a US university, but has already attracted attention after winning 13 titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour's entry-level tournament.
Unsurprisingly, Raducanu praised Tjen's abilities.
"My opponent (Tjen) is very dangerous. She plays very well. The balls I return to the middle of the court that aren't necessarily good enough, she can easily return them," said Raducanu.
Tjen is playing in the main draw of this year's US Open after struggling through qualifying. She is the first Indonesian tennis player to play in the first round of a Grand Slam since Angelique Widjaja in 2004.
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