JAKARTA - Indonesian tennis star Janice Tjen has made it to the semifinals of the 2026 ASB Classic women's doubles event after stopping her compatriot Aldila Sutjiadi.
Janice, who is paired with Caty McNally from the United States, continued their journey in this WTA 250-level event after securing a 6-3, 5-7, and 10-5 victory over Aldila/Makoto Ninomiya in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
The pair of Janice/Caty actually only managed to convert three of the 11 break points they got. However, they were able to make two aces, a record that the opposing pair did not make.
Aldila/Makoto only got five break points, but managed to convert three of them. They also recorded the highest percentage on the first serve, 81 percent compared to 74 percent for Janice/Caty.
Janice/Caty dominated the first set, scoring 3-0. Although they were able to reduce the point gap, Aldila/Makoto's attempt to get closer in the set did not go smoothly.
In the second set, Janice/Caty was also on top when they were 3-1 ahead. However, Aldila/Makoto managed to turn the advantage 4-3 and then presented a tight duel after that and managed to force the match to continue to the third set.
In the deciding set, Janice/Caty appeared more aggressive and immediately took a big lead over their opponents. Aldila/Makoto's chance to get closer was completely absent in that set.
In the 2026 ASB Classic semifinal match, Janice/Caty will meet the Chinese and French pair, Guo Hanyu/Kristina Mladenovic. The pair eliminated the Magna Linette/Shuko Aoyama women's doubles (Poland-Japan).
Janice actually also dropped in the women's singles sector of this tournament. However, his journey immediately stalled in the first round due to losing against the British player, Sonay Kartal.
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