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Priska, Christopher give Indonesia glimpse of hope in world of tennis
Priska Madelyn Nugroho has been gaining ground internationally, reaching the quarterfinals in the Wimbledon junior competition this year, while the country’s top player, Christopher Rungkat, made his debut at the main draw of Wimbledon in men’s doubles.
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Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho practices at Albert Reserve Park in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 18, a day ahead of her debut in the junior Grand Slam. (Pelti/Pelti)
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ndonesian tennis may not be in its best shape at the moment, but it is seeing what may be light at the end of the tunnel, as some players are stepping up their game at grand slams this year.
Priska Madelyn Nugroho has been gaining ground in the junior grand slams, while her senior and the country’s top player, Christopher Rungkat, has laid a stronger foundation for himself in doubles.
At this year’s Wimbledon tournament, the 16-year-old Priska reached her first slam’s quarterfinal in her England debut, where she was defeated by 10th seed Alexa Noel of the United States 7-6, 6-2 on Thursday evening Jakarta time.
Priska was awarded the opportunity to join the Grand Slam Development Fund Touring Team -- sponsored by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which allowed her to train and compete along with other high-potential players since the clay season this year.
Priska enjoyed her first experience of competing at Wimbledon, which she called “unbelievable”.
“I played on a grass court like five years ago in Australia once. It’s not like my regular surface, but I really like it. It suits my playing style,” she said in a video interview uploaded to the ITF’s twitter account, @ITF_Tennis.
