Indonesia’s Christopher Rungkat and his partner Japan’s Shuko Aoyama plays with Croatia’s Nikola Mektic and Poland’s Alicja Rosolska during their mixed doubles second round match on the seventh day of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 8, 2019.
The 2018 Asian Games mixed doubles gold medallist hopes his exploits can inspire a new generation to take up tennis – but said it could only happen if the Indonesian authorities build the facilities.“But we don’t really have a good facility back home in Jakarta. The doubles world No.69 said Indonesia’s prospects in the sport could be bright, with its population of more than 250 million people and love of the fellow racquet sport badminton.“I really hope the government can help them.Rungkat has been playing men’s doubles with Taiwan’s Hsieh Cheng-Peng for 18 months.“We’ve had so much history with Asian doubles players like Leander Paes,“ said Rungkat.“Me and Hsieh are among the few still under 30.
There are no Indonesians at all in the world men’s singles rankings – and just him in the top 700 in the doubles.However, Rungkat is not the sole Indonesian at Wimbledon.
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