Indonesian tennis player Janice Tjen earned her first win at the Guadalajara Open after a closely contested match.
At the tournament she entered immediately after losing in the first round of the US Open singles, she won the first-set tiebreaker and then controlled the second set.
This victory can be seen as creating momentum for Janice Tjen to carry through the tournament until her next opponent is determined.
3-Line Summary
1. Janice Tjen wins her opening match in Guadalajara
2. She defeated Vidmanova 7-6, 6-2
3. Her next opponent will be the winner of the two players’ match
First Set 6-6, Match Decided in the Tiebreaker
On September 14, Janice Tjen defeated Czech player Dominika Vidmanova 7-6(6), 6-2 in the Guadalajara Open 2026, held at the Panamerican Tennis Center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The tournament was introduced as a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 500-level event.
The first set was not a match in which either player pulled away early. The two players were tied 6-6 through 12 games, and the match moved to a tiebreaker. Janice Tjen took the tiebreaker 8-6 to win the first set.
The fact that the first set went long was important in this match. After not giving up the set in a close contest, she broke her opponent’s momentum in the next set, creating the difference in the final score.
Break After 2-2, Second Set Ends 6-2
The score remained closely contested at 2-2 early in the second set as well. According to ANTARA, Janice Tjen broke her opponent’s service game at that point, maintained her advantage, and finished the match 6-2.
The match lasted 1 hour and 34 minutes. Janice Tjen recorded 10 aces and won 66 of the total 125 points. She converted two of three break-point opportunities. Among the detailed statistics, the fact that she turned two decisive opportunities into points was consistent with the margin in the second set.
Janice Tjen was introduced as the No. 5 seed in the tournament. Based on the draw reported at the time, she was scheduled to face the winner of the match between France’s Carole Monnet and the United States’ Sloane Stephens. This was a scheduled matchup based on the draw at the time, not an announcement that her next opponent had been confirmed.
Tournament Appearance Following US Open Singles Elimination
This match was also a result that came immediately after the US Open 2026. Janice Tjen lost 2-6, 2-6 to No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva in her opening US Open singles match in New York.
She subsequently also competed in doubles with Canadian player Leylah Fernandez. The two defeated the Netherlands’ Eline Harberlach and Slovenia’s Nina Radisic 6-1, 6-1 in their opening match, but lost 4-6, 4-6 in the next match to Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe.
Therefore, Janice Tjen’s win in Guadalajara is significant as a result that saw her advance through another match at a singles tournament. However, the opponent and result of the next match cannot be confirmed based solely on the information contained in these reports.
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