Losing Sunu looks ahead for Australia<\/p>\n
Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Sunu Wahyu Trijati failed to advance to the semifinals of the
\nITF Indonesia Junior Tennis Championships 2003 and the young
\nIndonesian tennis star said he learned much from defeat ahead of
\nhis debut in the Junior Australian Open early next year.<\/p>\n
The 16-year-old, who was the second seed, lost to Lee Meng Hua
\nof Chinese Taipei 6-1, 6-3 in 63 minutes in the quarterfinal
\nmatch at the Bung Karno tennis courts here on Friday.<\/p>\n
Sunu praised his opponent, saying that Lee, who was only
\nseeded 12th, was a world class junior player and very consistent.<\/p>\n
\"Although he was seeded 12th, he gave a world-class
\nperformance. I have yet to reach that international level.
\nTherefore, I will need more experience,\" he told The Jakarta
\nPost.<\/p>\n
Sunu, along with Lavinia Tananta in the girls' category, will
\nbe awarded a chance of competing in the Australian Open Junior
\nGrand Slam after winning the national Hemaviton Master Series
\nlast month.<\/p>\n
Sunu, who is currently ranked 120th the world junior rankings
\n(ITF), said that he would try to amass at least 30 points in the
\nnext tournaments for a possible inclusion in the main draw.<\/p>\n
After the ongoing ITF championships' first leg in Jakarta, the
\nsecond leg awaits him in Surabaya, followed by the ITF Malaysia
\nin Serawak and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and ITF India.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the semifinal matches of the Jakarta ITF
\nchampionships will see top seed Yi Chu Huan of China against
\nIndonesian Immanuel Prabowo and Lee against fourth seed Roman
\nKelecic of Croatia.<\/p>\n
Indonesians dominated the girls' field, securing three places
\nin the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Second seed Ayu Fani Damayanti, who won 6-0, 6-3 over the
\nU.S.'s Tori Kinard, will meet Dian Mayasari while Nancy Metriya
\nwill challenge top seed Liu Wan Ting of China.<\/p>\n
The Hemaviton Master Series also granted \"scholarships\" to
\nAgung Bagus Dewantoro and Lutfiana Aris Budiharto, the winners in
\nthe boys' and girls' under-14, to play in the ITF India Junior
\nCircuit in December.<\/p>",
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