Rusty Rompies Part Two

The most consistent and committed "10th Cigna Open" with total prize money of 200 million rupiahs became more interesting as per today, February 12, 2009. Top seed in women's singles, Jessy Rompies was still under pressure mentally and as consequence, she still played with below average level of performance in the second round against 14 years old Dina Karina. In the opening set, Rompies easily earned three games in a row and she began to face challenge from her younger opponent. Karina took an opportunity to play more aggressive and she fought harder and collected three games in a row to level-up, 3-3 and even Karina led 4-3. Then Rompies found her game back to close it out, 6-4. In the second set, soon to be 19 years old Rompies had an early lead again 3-1 and "deja vu", Karina kept on fighting to get into 3-3 again. An experienced player, Rompies regained her control of the game to lead 5-3 but Karina made her nervous as she made the gap closer to 4-5. Eventually, Rompies ended her erratic saga number two with 6-4 victory. Immediately after the match, the everlasting head coach at "Big Mama" camp, Suzanna Anggarkusuma asked Rompies to go to court number 4 at The Executive Club of Sultan Hotel. Indeed, Anggarkusuma punished Rompies to practice more as way to improve her performance in the quarter-final. What a show of force by "the most powerful" coach in Indonesia!

Other players advanced into the quarter finals were second seed Beatrice Gumulya, third seed Grace Sari Ysidora, fourth seed Mia Sacca, sixth seed Laili Rahmawati Ulfa, eighth seed Cynthia Melita, qualifier Angelina Jogasuria and unseeded Rani Fitria Wardhani. Younger Gumulya had an easy match and won 6-1, 6-0 over Vanesa Gunawan. Talented Ysidora did not play at her best but she still managed to overcome talented 13 years old qualifier Indhun Safa'ati of Central Java. Ysidora won 6-2, 6-1. Sacca faced tough battle against her junior, Tria Rizki Amalia in three sets of 7-6(1), 6-7(4), 6-2. Meanwhile Rahmawati Ulfa crushed lucky loser yet funky Michelle Julia Sanger 6-2, 6-0. Hard hitter Melita did not have to go to the court at all since her opponent, qualifier Angelina Jogasuria had fever, so this Salatiga resident Melita won by walk over. The other Jogasuria secured her ticket into the last eight round by defeating wild card Bella Destriana, 6-2, 6-1. Last but not least, a credit should be given to Wardhani who ousted an experienced seventh seed Dian Anggraini with 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory.

In the men's singles, top seed Christopher Rungkat had much better speed than 40 years old Bonit Wiryawan as Rungkat sealed 6-2, 6-2 victory. Second seed and defending champion, Sunu Wahyu Trijati had exactly the same scoreline as Rungkat when he dispatched Setyo Dwi Ariyanto. Third seed Prima Simpatiaji ended Michael Christian's run by winning 6-2, 6-1. Fourth seed Andrian Raturandang proved as better player than talented 17 years old Tito Parulian Hutauruk, 6-3, 6-2. Also advancing into the last eight round, fifth seed Nesa Arta, eighth seed Sebastian Dacosta, tenth seed Aditya Hari Sasongko, and eleventh seed David Agung Susanto. Dacosta had the toughest match among all the winners today as he eventually battled past 12th seed and four-time champion of "Cigna Open", Febi Widhiyanto in three, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.