Angie to open Fed Cup match

Angie to open Fed Cup match

Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta

Angelique "Angie" Widjaja will open Indonesia's Federation Cup
campaign against Slovenia, playing Katerina Srebotnik here on
Saturday with both teams pleased with the draw.

"The draw is good for us as we had expected Angie to play
first (followed by Wynne)," Indonesia's non-playing captain,
Suzanna Anggarkusuma Wibowo, said after the draw ceremony at the
Peninsula Hotel here on Thursday.

Indonesia Tennis Association chairwoman Martina Widjaja drew
the contestants witnessed by International Tennis Federation
representative Bill Gilmour.

Slovenian team coach Boris Breskvar said it would be good for
Srebotnik to play in the first match as she loved to play on hard
courts.

"After suffering an injury, Srebotnik's performance has been
improving for the last month. If we can steal the first match, it
is very likely that we could win the tournament," he said.

Indonesia and Slovenia are paired in the World Group playoff
in the Federation Cup with the winner to be promoted to the world
elite group.

The match between Angie, ranked No. 134 in the world, and
Srebotnik, ranked 61, will be a match between former Junior
Wimbledon champions.

Angie won the trophy in 2001 while her opponent triumphed in
1999.

In their latest appearances in senior competition at
Wimbeldon, Angie exited in the first round while Srebotnik was
knocked out in the second.

The second match on Sunday will pit Wynne Prakusya, ranked
309, against Tina Pisnik, ranked 45.

The players will reverse their opponents on Sunday before
teaming up in the doubles later in the day.

"We have prepared our strategy to beat Pisnik, let's see how
it works on the court," Suzanna said.

Saturday's games start at 12.30 p.m. and on Sunday play starts
at 10.00 a.m.