Praveen/Melati Set High Goals At Swiss Open 2022, Vita Marissa: Communication Is Important

Mixed doubles from Indonesia, Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti. (Doc. PB DJarum official website)

JAKARTA - Two mixed doubles from PB Djarum took part in the 2022 Swiss Open. Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti are expected to talk a lot at the event.

PB Djarum's mixed doubles coach, Vita Marissa said the players were given high targets. However, he admitted that the condition of his foster children was a little disturbed because he had been infected with COVID-19.

It is called Vita Marissa interfering with the preparations of Dejan/Gloria and Praveen/Jasmine.

"The target, of course, is to want the highest. But instead of making excuses, it's a week of being exposed to COVID-19 that is quite affecting the preparation. Yes, we try to maintain it properly for maximum results," said Vita on the official PB Djarum website, Tuesday, March 22.

Vita then commented on the results of the Dejan/Gloria and Praveen/Melati matches at the All England 2022. At that time, the two mixed doubles PB Djarum failed to reach the top party.

Praveen/Melati were blocked by a Chinese pair, Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping, in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile Dejan/Gloria stopped in the second round after losing to Japanese doubles, Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino.

"Dejan/Glo need flying hours. But many matches are useless if they can't evaluate each other's shortcomings. So everything must be at the same time. From a technical point of view, rotation and others still need to be trained again," said Vita.

"Meanwhile, Praveen/Melati, for them, communication is important outside of engineering. If their communication is secure, everything is safe," Vita continued.

Please note, the Swiss Open 2022 will take place March 22-27 at St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland. This tournament is labeled BWF Super 300 with a total prize of 180,000 US dollars (equivalent to Rp. 2.5 billion).