JAKARTA - Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen, together with her partner Katarzyna Piter, managed to advance to the semifinals of the women's doubles event at the 2026 WTA 250 Hobart International.
Janice and her partner from Poland continued their journey to the last four after winning 6-3, 5-7, and 10-7 over Nadiia Kichenok/Makoto Ninomiya at the Hobart International Tennis Centre on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Janice/Piter won the first set by converting two of four break point opportunities. However, the experienced Ukrainian/Japanese pair were able to provide a tight resistance in the second set.
The match then continued to a super tie break (third set) which was tight. The advantage in service and ball return points held by Janice/Piter finally managed to defeat Kichenok/Ninomiya.
Janice/Piter will next face third-seeded Eri Hozumi/Fang Hsien Wu (a pair from Japan and China Taipei), who defeated Aldila Sutjiadi/Giuliana Olmos.
In this tournament, Janice also actually played in the women's singles sector. However, the 23-year-old's journey immediately crashed in the first round after losing to Iva Jovic from the United States.
The journey to the semifinals of the doubles event could be a very good capital for Janice Tjen before plunging into the 2026 Australian Open Grand Slam tournament which starts on January 18, 2026.
It was Janice's second Grand Slam. He previously appeared at the US Open season-ending Grand Slam last year after struggling through the qualifying rounds.
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