Indonesian women's tennis player Janice Tjen and her Polish partner Katarzyna Piter were eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open doubles after losing to the home pair.Janice/Piter, who advanced smoothly, dropping only one game in the first set, had to fight when Daria Kasatkina/Arina Rodionova came back in the second set and became stronger in the tight deciding set.
After two hours and five minutes, Janice/Piter, who won the WTA 250 Hobart title last week, were forced to surrender by the wild card pair with 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, according to the match results quoted from the official Australian Open website.
In the match, which took place on Court 5, Janice/Piter recorded four aces and 34 winners, significantly outperforming their opponents, who recorded one ace and 22 winners . However, according to match statistics, Kasatkina/Rodionova had the upper hand in long rallies.
