Australian Open: Fourth Time Lucky for Kusuma/Pratiwi
Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi breathed a big sigh of relief after finally winning their first HSBC BWF World Tour title together.
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The Indonesians, second best at three previous finals – Taipei Open last year and Spain Masters and Thailand Open this year – came good at last at SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2024.
Kusuma admitted they overcame early jitters to see off the scratch Malaysian pairing of Lai Pei Jing/Lim Chiew Sien 12-21 21-7 21-13.
“Pre-match, there was a bit of tension because we’d lost three finals but the desire to win was too strong that we never gave up even when the situation was tricky,” said the 23-year-old.