JAKARTA - Indonesian tennis player Janice Tjen advanced to the 16th round of the 2026 Mubadala DC Open 500 WTA tournament after defeating qualifying player from Slovakia Rebecca Sramkova in Washington, D.C., United States, Tuesday WIB.
Janice finished the opening round match in one hour and 21 minutes with a convincing score of 6-4, 6-2, according to the WTA.
The victory was a promising start for the Indonesian tennis player in the hard court tournament which is part of the preparation series leading up to the US Open Grand Slam.
The match was tight in the first set. Janice and Sramkova broke each other's serve several times until the score was 4-4. However, Janice was able to increase the pressure on the deciding games and seize an important break in the 10th game to secure the opening set with a score of 6-4.
Entering the second set, Janice's game became more consistent. He immediately took the initiative by breaking his opponent's serve in the second game to take a 2-0 lead.
Although Sramkova managed to reduce the deficit to 2-5, Janice again showed his dominance by stealing his opponent's serve in the eighth game and securing a 6-2 victory.
Based on the statistics of the match, Janice appeared more effective in utilizing opportunities. He converted five of the nine break points obtained, while Sramkova was only able to take advantage of two of the three opportunities.
Janice also won 68 of the total 118 points contested or about 57.6 percent throughout the match, and recorded an equal score.
The result continued Janice's positive development this season after recording an impressive debut at Wimbledon by reaching the second round of the singles.
In addition to appearing in the singles section of the DC Open, Janice is also scheduled to compete in the women's doubles with former tournament champion Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai.
Previously, Janice's compatriot, Aldila Sutjiadi, had secured a place in the quarter-finals of the doubles sector.
Aldila and her New Zealand partner Erin Routliffe defeated Sofia Kenin/Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 7-5 to reach the last eight of the WTA 500 event.
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