Overview

• Tjen beat No. 24 seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in 2 hours, 11 minutes in New York.
• The victory is the first Grand Slam singles win by an Indonesian player since Angelique Widjaja in 2004.
• The 23-year-old entered with a 55-10 season largely built at lower-tier events before this breakthrough.
• After graduating in the spring with a sociology degree, she committed to a pro try following guidance from Pepperdine coaches.
• She said Raducanu’s 2021 title run inspired her and she expects a larger crowd in their second-round meeting.