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There is small uncertainty that Janice Tjen has been the astir accordant subordinate if not the astir flamboyant successful the WTA 250 Chennai Open tennis tournament. And it was fitting that the 23-year-old Indonesian produced her champion successful the last against Australia’s Kimberly Birrell to prevail 6-4, 6-3 successful 2 hours astatine the SDAT-Nungambakkam Stadium present connected Sunday.
For Tjen, this is her archetypal WTA 250 rubric aft being successful the last of the Sao Paulo Open successful September this year. From being conscionable extracurricular the apical 400 (412) astatine the extremity of past twelvemonth to beryllium successful the apical 100 (82) now, she has ne'er had it truthful good.
Against Birrell, who produces almighty forehand and backhand, Tjen knew she had to usage her forehand — her lone root of limb and she did that to perfection connected galore occasions erstwhile the going was tough.
In the archetypal set, Tjen and Birrell fought bony and nail. While Tjen broke the Australian successful the archetypal and seventh games, Birrell broke backmost the Australian successful the sixth crippled to equalise 3-3. With a bid of forehand winners, Tjen broke Birrell astatine emotion successful the important seventh game.
Never a quitter, Birrell battled with each her mightiness successful the 2nd set. But the Indonesian had the past laugh. Tjen became the archetypal Indonesian subordinate to triumph a WTA Tour rubric aft Angelique Widjaja successful 2002.
“It was a heartbreaking nonaccomplishment erstwhile I finished runner-up successful the last of the Sao Paulo Open. I americium blessed I came retired amended successful the extremity today,” she said.
The results: Final: Janice Tjen (Ina) bt Kimberly Birrell (Aus) 6-4, 6-3.
