'€œLimited public tennis facilities in the capital have hampered tennis regeneration. I came here to persuade him to evaluate city policies regarding public sports facilities,'€ Yayuk told reporters.

Yayuk, who founded Yayuk Basuki Tennis Academy 23 years ago, complained about increasing rent prices on public tennis courts and the limited number of public tennis courts in the city, prompting her to limit the number of students she trained.

'€œWhen my academy started to rent the city-owned Bulungan tennis court [in South Jakarta] the rent price was Rp 22,500 per hour, but now it'€™s Rp 70,000 per hour. My academy is not a commercial one. I often assist local players who come from low-income families, so I hope the governor will be willing to give leniency,'€ she said, adding that her academy currently trained 150 students.

The one-time world number 19 singles star added that she was committed to nurturing as many local talents as possible.

Jokowi promised that he would inspect public sports facilities in the capital before making a decision.

Yayuk, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist, won six WTA Tour singles titles during her career.

In 1991, she became the first Indonesian player to win a major professional tennis event when she captured the singles title at Pattaya. She also became only the second Indonesian woman to win the Asian Games singles gold medal, after Lita Liem Sugiarto in 1974, when she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in Bangkok at the 1998 games.

During her career, she has recorded wins over many top-flight world players, including Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Gabriela Sabatini, Magdalena Maleeva, Anke Huber, Iva Majoli, Anna Kournikova and Mary Pierce.

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