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