Angie is high about Loit game: Coach<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia feels confident about besting
\nEmilie Loit in the second round of the Canberra Classic women's
\ntennis tournament, coach Deddy Tedjamukti said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Unrated Angie, who defeated fourth seed Daja Bedanova in the
\nopening round, will face Loit of France on Wednesday on the same
\nday the two players will also be up against each other in the
\ndoubles.<\/p>\n
Angie will be teamed with Argentinean Clarisa Fernandez
\nagainst Emilie Loit and partner Tathiana Garbin in the second
\nstage of the doubles competition.<\/p>\n
Speaking in regards Angie's singles contention, Deddy said her
\nprotege, who is ranked 72nd in the world, got the upper hand over
\nLoit, the world's number 58.<\/p>\n
\"I once saw Loit play, but it was only a brief look, so I
\ncan't make an account of her technical regime. However, I dare to
\nsay Angie should stand a good chance to beat her,\" Deddy told The
\nJakarta Post from Canberra.<\/p>\n
\"This is about mental shape. Angie is, at the moment, very
\nconfident about the next game,\" Deddy said, adding that Angie was
\ncarrying out a daily stretching regime to keep her in tip-top
\ncondition.<\/p>\n
Despite being ranked lower than Loit in the world, Angie has
\nbeen tipped to beat her opponent, an assessment trend about which
\nshe is aware.<\/p>\n
\"Quite a few have placed their bets on me to beat Loit. Well,
\nI will try hard and do my best,\" she said on her website,
\nangeliquewidjaja.com.<\/p>\n
Angie looks to be still reveling in her 6-3, 6-3 victory over
\nBedanova, the result of which has made their head-to-head score
\neven at 1-1.<\/p>\n
\"I'm very happy at having defeated Bedanova. In doing so, I
\navenged my 6-2, 6-3 loss three years ago,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Should she overcome Loit, Angie will face Adriana Serra-
\nZanetti of Italy in the next stage. Serra-Zanetti trounced
\nJapanese Saori Obata 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Deddy was confident of Angie's endurance in the tournament,
\nsaying that Angie should be able to carry on and reach the
\nsemifinals.<\/p>\n
\"After receiving the players' draw, I can say that a semifinal
\nplace will be a realistic expectation for Angie,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Angie's next stop will be Melbourne at the Australian Open
\nwhere, unlike the 2002 season, she will play straight into the
\nmain draw. The draw will be made on Friday and play is scheduled
\nto start next Monday.<\/p>",
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