Spain Masters: Breakthrough Title Win for Tunjung
For a player of Gregoria Mariska Tunjung’s quality, it might seem odd that she’d never won a title on the HSBC BWF World Tour before Sunday. The Indonesian corrected that anomaly at the Madrid Spain Masters 2023 with…
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For a player of Gregoria Mariska Tunjung’s quality, it might seem odd that she’d never won a title on the HSBC BWF World Tour before Sunday. The Indonesian corrected that anomaly at the Madrid Spain Masters 2023 with a clinical demolition of Pusarla V. Sindhu.
Her 21-8 21-8 result was also her first victory over her Indian opponent in eight matches. Tunjung is currently enjoying a spell of great form, reflected in her career-best rank of No.12. Her previous highest titles were International Challenge/International Series level, with the last coming in April 2018 at the Finnish Open
“I feel happy to finally get my title here in Spain, after such a long time,” said the champion, whose previous best achievement at the Super 300 level was finishing runner-up at the Australian Open 2022. “I think she wasn’t her best, but I’m grateful I could win. I tried to not make many mistakes and I tried to enjoy the game.