Hendri to meet Suwandi in Cigna Open final

Hendri to meet Suwandi in Cigna Open final

Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Sunday will see Hendri Susilo Pramono play his Davis Cup
doubles partner Suwandi in the men's singles final at the
US$11,800 Cigna Open tennis tournament.

Top seed Hendri went to the final after he outplayed third
seed Sebastian Dacosta 6-4, 6-2, and second seed Suwandi followed
through when he beat Surya Wijaya 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, in Saturday's
semifinals at the Jakarta Hilton International Executive Club.

Facing Sunday's final, 25-year old Hendri said that it was
hard to tell who would win. He said, the two met each other in
many tournaments, and knew each other's strengths.

"The one who is in the best condition will win," he told The
Jakarta Post after his match.

Meanwhile, 27-year-old Suwandi adopted a low profile, saying
that as top seed Hendri had the better chance.

Sunday's final is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

Meanwhile, the women's singles semifinal saw an unexpected
result when second seed Ayu Fani Damayanti retired from her game
against non-seeded Febri Joana. Ayu was apparently too sick to
play.

Ayu retired in the second set, and Febri was declared winner
with 7-5, 3-0. Febri will advance to the final to meet top seed
Wukirasih Sawondari, who earlier defeated third seed Eny
Sulistyowati 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-0.

According to the tournament's health officials, Ayu had
complained of a fever since Thursday, but had started to feel
better.

However, the scorching sun during Saturday's semifinal was
too much for Ayu. From the beginning of the second set her face
was noticeably pale.

Soon after the game was called off Ayu vomited.

Officials said that Ayu would see a specialist in the
afternoon.

The sportswoman had told the officials that she would undergo
a blood test just in case she had contracted dengue fever.

A high number of dengue fever cases have been reported in the
city since early this year, with 312 deaths from the disease
nationwide.