Wynne out for revenge against Fuda<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Local hopeful Wynne Prakusya will have the chance to get her
\nown back against top seeded Ryoko Fuda of Japan on Friday in the
\nUS$25,000 Jakarta ITF Women's Open.<\/p>\n
The fifth seed, one of three local players into the last
\neight, defeated Taiwan's Hwang I-Hsuan 6-4, 6-4 in the hard court
\ntournament at Hilton Hotel, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The 24 year old from Surakarta will play Fuda, currently 175th
\nin the world, in Friday's quarterfinals. The 19-year-old from
\nKobe fought off a strong challenge from Thai Wilawan Choptang in
\nthe first set to come through 7-6 (5), 6-1.<\/p>\n
\"I want to avenge my loss to her in the Thailand Open in
\nOctober,\" Wynne, whose ranking rose to 277 from 290 on Monday,
\nsaid of her 7-6 (3), 6-2 loss to Fuda in qualifying in Bangkok.<\/p>\n
Both women have enjoyed strong years. Wynne, who has become
\nthe country's number one in the extended absence of Angelique
\nWidjaja due to injury, won ITF challengers in Tarakan, Ho Chi
\nMinh City and St. Joseph, Missouri, as well as spearheading the
\nnational team's defeat of Puerto Rico in the Fed Cup.<\/p>\n
Wynne was joined in the quarterfinals by Fed Cup teammate Ayu
\nFani Damayanti, who upset second seed Chan Yung-Jan of Chinese
\nTaipei 6-2, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Chan, ranked 210, did not put up much of a fight against
\nteenager Ayu, ranked 484th in the most recent WTA rankings, after
\nsuffering from a fever for several days, Antara news service
\nreported.<\/p>\n
Ayu, who turns 17 on Nov. 29, plays Chan's seventh seeded
\ncompatriot Chuang Chia Jung, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Japan's Remi
\nTezuka.<\/p>\n
Local wildcard Lavinia Tananta, who scored a huge upset on
\nWednesday with her defeat of Austrian third seed Tina Schiechtl,
\nranked 930 spots higher than her, continued her winning ways on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Lavinia, who turned 18 on Nov. 3, beat compatriot Patricia
\nSoesilo 6-2, 6-2. She meets Thai sixth seed Montinee Thangphong,
\na 6-3, 6-4 winner over Indonesian Septi Mende.<\/p>\n
\"Of course I am disappointed about losing, but I felt I played
\nwell, it was just she played a little better. Her shots always
\nlanded right on the line, making it very difficult for me,\" said
\nSepti, who joins Wynne, Ayu and California-based Romana
\nTedjakusuma on the team for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in
\nthe Philippines.<\/p>\n
Another local to lose on Thursday was Sandy Gumulya, who was
\ndefeated 6-3, 6-1 by Slovakian fourth seed Kristina Czafikova.<\/p>\n
The Slovak will meet Norway's eighth seeded Karoline
\nBorgensen, who was an easy 6-2, 6-1 winner of England's Jessica
\nJackson.<\/p>",
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