NEW YORK (AP) — Janice Tjen earned the first singles win by an Indonesian player in a Grand Slam tournament in 22 years, advancing to a second-round match against a U.S. Open champion who has been one of her inspirations: Emma Raducanu .

Tjen upset No. 24 seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on Sunday in 2 hours, 11 minutes. She moved on to face the 2021 U.S. Open winner, who came through the qualifying rounds before winning her title in Flushing Meadows.

That's how the 23-year-old Tjen earned her spot in the field, becoming the first player from Indonesia to play singles in a major tournament since Angelique Widjaja at the 2004 U.S. Open.

“When Emma won the tournament and had an incredible run here, I was actually in college and I was injured at the time, so I got to watch a lot o

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