Rifqi Fitriadi Advances to the Quarterfinals of Harum Energy Mens World Tennis Tour 2023

JABAR EKSPRES – Indonesian tennis player Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi has advanced to the quarterfinals of the third series of the Harum Energy Mens World Tennis Tour 2023 after defeating Japanese representative Koki Matsuda in the second round. The match took place at The Sultan Hotel and Residence tennis court, Jakarta, where Rifqi won two sets in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4 over Matsuda.

Rifqi revealed that the strategy that had been arranged with his coaching team worked well. They played aggressively from both serve and return, so they were able to win the first set quickly. Despite not scoring an ace, Rifqi, who is the fifth seed in this final series, only committed one double faults. He also managed to break his opponent’s attempt at a break.

Despite having difficulties at the start of the second set, Rifqi managed to get up after falling behind by three points. After the opponent secured his serve, Rifqi won five consecutive games. Rifqi’s strong forehand made it difficult for the opponent to return it well.

In the quarterfinals, Rifqi will face another Japanese representative, Yuta Kawahashi. Although this is the first meeting between the two, Rifqi will repeat the same strategy and give his best in every match.

Meanwhile, another Indonesian tennis player, Nathan Barki, had to settle for the second round of the M15 ITF singles event. He faced the second series finalist, Ukraine’s Yurii Dzhavakian, and lost in two straight sets with a score of 1-6, 2-6. However, despite the loss, he managed to get his name on the international singles rankings.

On the doubles side, Nathan Barki and Christopher Rungkat made it to the semifinals of the concluding series of three Harum Energy Men’s World Tennis Tour 2023 tournaments. They defeated Japanese pair Koki Matsuda and Taketo Takamisawa in straight sets. In the match, Christopher’s unreadable return of serve ended the match with a score of 2-6, 2-6.

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