JAKARTA - Indonesian mixed doubles, Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati want to focus on facing the 2024 Race to Olympic tournament, one of which is the ongoing Indonesia Open 2023.
Rehan/Lisa want to be more mature in order to get maximum results because they have missed two tournaments, namely the Sudirman Cup and Thailand Open. Even though they have to drain, Rehan/Lisa are ready to do it.
"So just keep your focus, definitely the agency will achieve, the risk of athletes. After all, if the coach says go, then go. I'm committed to Lisa, whether you want to win, whether you want to lose," said Rejan.
"If you win, Alhamdulillah, if you lose, it's because losing is normal, later we will practice again, just take care of your mentality, don't go down," he continued.
Meanwhile, Lisa hopes to penetrate the top eight or semifinals in every tournament they play in the future.
"If I make a round, I want each tournament to reach the last eight, the semifinals," said Lisa, as quoted by Antara.
"Moreover, Super 1000 is not easy for opponents. From the start it was also hard, it must be equal. We have to be even more prepared," said Rehan.
At the Indonesia Open 2023 itself, Rehan/Lisa have penetrated the round of 16. This pair went through the first round by defeating representatives of Malaysia, Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie, with a score of 13-21, 26-24 and 21-17
In addition to wanting to stay focused, Rehan/Lisa's physical and mental condition is also a concern in facing the last 16 of the Indonesia Open 2023. They also want to be confident.
For the pair who won the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games gold medal, nothing is impossible, including competing competitively with the pair who are in the top four of the world today.
"We have faced rankings one, two, three, and four. So how do we play, we know and have an idea. Rankings one to four are indeed difficult to penetrate. But it's definitely impossible for people to be that effective. There must be weaknesses at one or two points," said Rehan.
"That's why we learned a lot from there. Especially when we saw the video, it was important (to see) the rank one was weak where, ranked second, third, four (weakness) where. But on the other hand, the opponent must also see our weaknesses. From me, the main thing is that it is more prepared to fight the top rank," he added.
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