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Indonesian tennis players expect to enter Group One in Fed team tournament

Xinhua,January 17, 2018 Adjust font size:

JAKARTA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The opportunity for Indonesian tennis players to pass into Group One of Fed Team Tournament Zone Two Asia Oceania is huge, a player said here.

Fed team tournament zone two Asia Oceania is scheduled to be played from February 6 to 10 in Isa of Bahrain.

"For this year, the chance for Indonesia to enter Group I is big, because for this year there are two teams will be allowed to enter the Group I in 2019," said Aldila Sutjiadi, one of Indonesian tennis players.

Indonesian team will leave for Bahrain on February 2, according to her.

To achieve the goal, the team has undertaken preparation since January 3, according to Aldila.

"In the last three weeks our practice will focus on physical strengthening and mentality. Hopefully this will bring positive result in Bahrain," she said.

Chairman of the country's tennis association Rildo Ananda agreed with the player over the Indonesian opportunity. Enditem