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span class="caption" style="width: 339px;">Rosyita Eka Putri Sari. Courtesy PB Djarum Rosyita Eka Putri Sari and her women's doubles partner Melati Daeva Oktaviani had just rounded off their match when some journalists approached them.

The questions were about their 10-21, 13-21 win over fellow Indonesians Ravenska Cintya Adifta/Chintia Rhizta Andreti.

It was their first experience to take part in a prestigious tournament like the Djarum Indonesian Open. They joined the tournament following their participation in last week's Maldives International Badminton Challenge, where they were overplayed 21-15, 21-15 by compatriots Maretha Dea Giovani/Melvira Oklamona.

With sweat still on her face, Rosyita talked to The Jakarta Post about how she decided to take up badminton as her passion.

Born in Sleman, Yogyakarta on July 16, 1996, she started off quite 'accidentally', motivated by her dream to become a professional athlete.

'My father always played badminton with me when I was a kid. I think I grew fond of the sport because of that,' she told The Jakarta Post.

She said it was her father's friends who suggested he enroll her in a badminton club in Yogyakarta, when she was eight.  

Her father himself was a volleyball player.

'In 2011 I signed up with PB Djarum before joining the national training center early in 2013,' she said.

 'I was the only one in family to get serious about badminton,' said the 167-centimeter tall girl.

With Melati, she won the women's doubles title at the 2012 German Junior Championships.

While her peers were busy with school, hanging out and flirting with the opposite sex, Rosyita focused on her training to become a noted badminton player.

She abandoned school when she graduated from junior high school only last year.

'My days have been full with training ever since,' she said.

Her days off have been spent hanging out with fellow athletes in malls. 'I've lost much, but I've gained as well so it is worth all the effort. Besides, this is what I want. Even though I haven't reached my most desired ambition of playing at the Uber Cup by the age of 20, I think I'm going in the right direction'.

Rosyita said she wants to focus on her play and wishes to become a businesswoman after quitting badminton.

Commenting on her current partner Melati, 19, she said she felt she had found the right collaborator on the court.  

'We are still lacking in speed but we are trying to overcome it'.

' JP/Irawaty Wardany