Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Janice Earn is the sixth seed at the 2026 ASB Classic, aka WTA Auckland, and will meet British tennis player Sonay Kartal in the first round.
Janice Tjen started her journey on the 2026 WTA Tour by appearing in Auckland. Competing as the sixth seed, Janice Tjen will duel against Kartal in the first round.
The match in the first round of the ASB Classic will be the first meeting between the two tennis players. There was no fight between them in previous years.
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In terms of ranking, Janice Tjen is superior to Kartal. Janice Tjen is in 54th position in the world while Kartal is ranked 68th.
However, Kartal was ranked 44th in the world in mid-2025. This means that Kartal has qualities that can be said to be on the same level as Janice Tjen and is worth watching out for.
Janice Tjen herself made extraordinary achievements last year. Starting the year outside the top 400, Janice Tjen could shoot up and be ranked 54th in the world at the end of the year.
This ranking allows Janice Tjen to take part in tournaments at a higher level than at the beginning of last year. At the beginning of last year, Janice Tjen was still adventuring in ITF category tournaments and is now able to compete in the WTA 250 and is even on the seed list.
On the one hand, Janice Tjen has the opportunity to get more points in every match and tournament she plays. But on the other hand, the level of opponents he will face is certainly much tougher than the opponents he faced last year.
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