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HISTORY-MAKER TJEN HAILS 'SPECIAL' FEAT
The Straits Times
|January 21, 2026
She upsets Fernandez to become the first Indonesian to win in Melbourne since 1998
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Above: Japan's Naomi Osaka walking out on court holding a white parasol and wearing a matching wide-brimmed hat and gauzy veil ahead of her Australian Open first-round win over Croatia's Antonia Ruzic on Jan 20. PHOTO: AFP Left: Unseeded Janice Tjen displaying power in her 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) upset of Canadian 22nd seed and 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez at Melbourne Park. PHOTO: AFP
Janice Tjen called it “special” after she pulled off an upset to become the first Indonesian to win a match at the Australian Open in 28 years on Jan 20.
Unseeded Tjen stunned Canadian 22nd seed Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) to surge into the second round in Melbourne and add to her growing list of milestones.
Tjen, who this time in 2025 was ranked 413rd but is now the world No. 59, is the first Indonesian to win a match at the Slam since Yayuk Basuki in 1998.
“I'm very happy to be a part of history and be able to get a win here for Indonesia,” said the 23-year-old.
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