Wild card and fifth seed Angelique Widjaja demonstrated a smart game over the week and continued on Sunday (April 26, 2009) to end third seed Beatrice Gumulya’s run and won “OkeShop Tennis Open”, the first leg of "Garuda Indonesia Tennis Series". Returning to local scene after four months, once ranked as high as WTA 55, Bandung resident Widjaja outclassed 19 years old Gumulya 6-2, 6-4. “It is a surprise as I did not prepare well enough especially I have been weak physically,” Widjaja admitted. She added,”If I had to go through three sets, I would have lost for sure.”
In semi-finals, Widjaja had an easy outing as she was too much for fourth seed Mia Sacca. Former Junior Wimbledon winner in 2001 crushed her opponent 6-0, 3-0 retired. Sacca has been having health problem in the last two years and her decision to give-up came as no surprise. Meanwhile Gumulya reached her back to back final after “Jakarta Governor Cup” as she edged past her club mate, erratic second seed Jessy Rompies 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. In all Gumulya’s performances at national pro circuit, she is famous as runner-up specialist.
In men’s singles, the final was a perfect one as top seed Elbert Sie played against birthday boy and second seed Sunu Wahyu Trijati. Despite of mediocre appearance, also Bandung resident Sie still managed to seal a triumph and ruined Trijati’s birthday with 6-4, 6-3 victory. In semi-finals, Sie cruised past fourth seed Prima Simpatiaji 6-3, 6-1. In the second set when Sie was up 3-0, the match was interrupted as his opponent Simpatiaji asked for a medical time out as he felt pain on his knee. As for Trijati, he ousted veteran and third seed Andrian Raturandang 5-2, 6-3 in the other match of last four round.
In women’s doubles, third seed pair Bella Destriana/Cynthia Melita shocked Big Mama’s camp as they fought hard to beat top seed duo Beatrice Gumulya/Jessy Rompies 6-4, 1-6, 10-8 in the final. Immediately upon such defeat, the everlasting coach at Big Mama camp, Suzanna Anggarkusuma, reprimanded her girls in front of the public as her confidant, Marieke Gunawan and camp manager, Paquita Widjaja looked on.
In the meantime, an aroma of triumphant had been shown by "tomboy" duo Destriana/Melita as they made an upset over second seed pair Lavinia Tananta/Angelique Widjaja 5-7, 6-3, 10-7 in semi-finals. While duo Gumulya/Rompies breezed past Laili Rahmawati Ulfa/Eny Sulistyowati 6-3, 6-2 in the other semi-finals.
In men’s doubles, the title was claimed by top seed duet Prima Simpatiaji/Sunu Wahyu Trijati after they came from behind to defeat second seed pair Aditya Hari Sasongko/Andery Setyawanto 6-7, 6-4, 10-8. In the last four round, duo Simpatiaji/Trijati edged past third seed pair Agung Bagus Dewantoro/Faisal Aidil 6-1, 6-7(4), 10-7, while Hari Sasongko/Setyawanto cruised past veteran duo Ariawan Poerboadinoto/Edy Kusdaryanto 6-3, 6-2.
Photos of Destriana/Melita, Angelique Widjaja, Angelique Widjaja & Elbert Sie are courtesy of Sportama
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