Yayuk, Angie to play in Xpro Open tennis event

JAKARTA: Former Indonesian tennis stars Yayuk Basuki and Angelique Widjaja will pair up at the upcoming Xpro Open tennis tournament in Jakarta, starting Sunday.

After years of hiatus, Yayuk, 39, who is also the director of the tournament, decided to return to the court in 2008. Her achievement in Taiwan last week, where she reached the finals with American partner Riza Zalameda, has them ranked 191 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Former junior Wimbledon champion, Angelique, popularly known as Angie, is also returning to competition after she called it quits in 2008 due to injury.

The week-long Xpro Open, which provides Rp 300 million in cash prizes, will serve as a warm-up for the national tennis team, which is preparing for the Southeast Asian Games in Laos, in December. - JP