JAKARTA - A beautiful tennis player from Indonesia, Priska Madelyn Nugroho, contributed to the gold medal in the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia. He not only appeared impressive in the team number, but also in the single sector.
In the singles, Priska beat Thai tennis player Lanlana Tararudee. He managed to get out as the winner with a score of 6-7 (1-7), 7-6 (7-4), and 7-5.
The fight was actually really tough for the 19-year-old. He was far behind the opponent, but then managed to catch up and become a winner.
Priska said he only relied on fighting spirit in the final match. "Maybe if it's the key to that, I'll keep fighting until the end, before the match is over I really fought desperately and didn't give up. Because it was really far behind yesterday, maybe the farthest I've played in a match, and finally I was able to win," said Priska when met after the ceremony to welcome SEA Games athletes at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Monday night.
Priska's struggle became even more heroic because he did it in the midst of the hot sun that enveloped Morodok Stadium. He was even known to be dehydrated after playing for four hours. "Yes, the heat really made the challenge even more challenging. The body was tired faster, sore, more quickly dehydrated, and yes it all happened yesterday. Moreover, I played four hours in the final. It was a different challenge elsewhere, yesterday at Phnom Penh it was very hot," said the girl who once won the Australian Open Junior women's doubles number.
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In addition to winning the gold medal from the women's singles number, Priska also contributed to the team that won the women's team gold medal. He was also proud of her achievement. "Yes, I definitely got a lot of experience playing at the SEA Games, because this is an event that can be said to be big, and yesterday there were also a lot of tough matches, many are difficult. And I can overcome that, so it gives me more confidence," said Priska.
With this achievement, Priska will most likely be projected to fill the Fed Cup and Asian Games teams. However, he stated that he had not received the latest developments about the Indonesian team for the two big events, and would focus on participating in tournaments abroad. "After this I rest first, because yesterday I was really tired, yes, in two weeks I didn't stop playing singles every day. So I will rest maybe about two weeks, after that I will compete again," said the tennis player who is currently ranked 273 WTA for the women's singles.
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