{"id":6361,"date":"2025-11-22T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=6361"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:11:06","slug":"double-delight-for-jaejun-and-daania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/double-delight-for-jaejun-and-daania\/","title":{"rendered":"Double delight for Jaejun and Daania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Korean Shin Jaejun won the battle of lefties as he and Malaysian starlet Daania Daniella Hazli grabbed a double at the J30 Phnom Penh tennis championships at the Morodok Tennis Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the second time in as many weeks, fifteen-year-old Jaejun won both the boys singles and doubles title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Daania, after winning the girl&#8217;s singles title on Friday, she teamed up with Singaporean Chanya Ng Kai Ning to grab the girl&#8217;s doubles title with an effortless 6-1, 6-3 win over the Korean-Chinese pairing of Park Ha-an-Zican Yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The star of the two back-to-back tournaments held in Phnom Penh was undoubtedly Jaejung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had easily defeated China\u2019s Chen Xiaozheng at last week\u2019s final but it was a battle all the way for the youngster in the final this week against top seeded Gao Ruochen of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final match saw the pendulum swinging wildly to both end before a tired but visibly elated Jaejun walked away with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"540\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 540;\" width=\"960\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jaejun-Vs-Gao.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Jaejun clinching the final point<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth seeded Jaejun, who had defeated second seed Joachim Mika Gunawan of Indonesia in the semi-finals, was wary of playing another southpaw for the first time this week and it turned out to be his nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven before the match, I was concerned about playing a left handed player. After a strong start in the first set, I was feeling both physically and mentally drained in the second,\u201d said Jaejun, who also plays left handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He failed to hold a single service game in the second set but managed to break Ruochen in the fifth game, strewn with mistakes from both players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Jaejun\u2019s first service often going astray and his ground-strokes lacking the punch, Ruochen put the pressure on the Korea with some delightful cross-court passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But everything fell apart for the Chinese teenager after he was broken in his very first game of the deciding set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was important for me to take an early break and also hold my service game. Once I took a 3-0 lead, I think Ruochen felt the pressure and his game collapsed,\u201d said a delighted Jaejun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruochen was at the receiving end in the boy\u2019s doubles final as well. He and partner Joachim were the favourites to win the title but found the going tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaejun was again the bane as he and Koo Bon Hong, were in ruthless form. The second seeded pair, who had also won the doubles last week, cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win in the final over Ruochen-Joachim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Jaejun and Bon Hong are not regular partners, the duo are expected to be back in action at the J30 Singapore in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DaaniaChanya-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DaaniaChanya-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DaaniaChanya-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DaaniaChanya-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DaaniaChanya.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Daania-Chanya <em>(pictured above) <\/em>were also in uncompromising mood in their girl&#8217;s doubles final against Ha-an-Zican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a sharp contrast to their semi-final performance \u00a0against China\u2019s Wang Hanyu-Zijie Yang, They came back from the brink, \u00a00-6, 0-2 down to defeat the Chinese pair in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had lost to them in the semi-finals last week and we knew it was going to be difficult,\u201d said Daania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair seemed to have taken strength from the close call and played with urgency and control in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is our first title as a pair, although we have played together when we were younger,\u201d added Chanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daania-Chanya were previously quarter-finalists at the J60 Seremban and J30 Terengganu in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FINAL RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boy\u2019s singles: <\/strong>Shin Jaejun (Kor) bt Gao Ruochen 6-2, 1-6, 6-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boy\u2019s doubles: <\/strong>Shin Jaejun-Koo Bon Hong (Kor) bt Gao Ruochen-Joachim Mika Gunawan (Chn-Ina) 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Girl\u2019s doubles: <\/strong>Daania Daniella Hazli-Chanya Ng Kai Ning (Mas-Sgp) 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korean Shin Jaejun won the battle of lefties as he and Malaysian starlet Daania Daniella Hazli grabbed 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