Tennis opened up the opportunity to contribute to the 2018 Asian Games gold medal. Indonesian mixed doubles, Christopher Rungkat / Aldila Sutjiadi, stepped into the final after defeating the Japanese pair, Erina Hayashi / Kaito Uesugi, in the match at Jakabaring Gymnasium, Palembang, Friday (08/24/2018 ), with a score of 7-6, 6-4.
The match took place fiercely. Indonesia's mixed doubles managed to control the match, but the Japanese pair tried to continue to provide stiff resistance. After a score of 5-4, Christopher / Aldila played more aggressively to win the first set,
At the initial set, the Japanese tennis duo had the upper hand. However, the Indonesian pair managed to rise and win again. In the second set, it rained and had a fight against Indonesia versus Japan.
The field was immediately wet and the venue teams struggled to clean and dry the rainwater. In the second set, the Indonesian tennis player immediately stepped on the gas and did not want to extend the match by stopping Japan in the final score 2-0.
According to Christopher Benjamin Rungkat, rain greatly helped them reverse the victory over Japan. "It really helped us, the momentum really supports us to win," he said after the match, as reported by Liputan6.
Aldilla said, their game was very good. Even though on paper, their points are better, but the power of Japanese players cannot be underestimated.
In the 2018 Asian Games final, Christopher Rungkat / Aldila Sutjiadiitu will face mixed doubles from Thailand, Kumkhum Luksika / Ratiwatana Sonchat.
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