{"id":9172,"date":"2026-02-08T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=9172"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:43:52","slug":"jamielee-set-to-break-the-norms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/jamielee-set-to-break-the-norms\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamielee set to break the norms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

She once played the role of Fiona in her school drama adaptation of Shrek. Like the fictional character, Jamielee Goh Wei Rou wants to break norms and excel in a sports that she only took up two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For starters, Jamieilee, seeded seventh in Week 1 of the ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championships at the Morodok Tennis Complex, will be looking to go one better in Week Two starting tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was beaten in the second round but is taking the defeat in her stride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am still nursing a knee injury but it is getting better. I am especially happy with my performance in the classification match against the Bangladeshi player,\u201d said Jamielee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was down 1-5 in the first game but upped her game to walk away victorious against Mastora Arfin, winning 5-7, 6-4, 10-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While, she has yet to win a title in the singles, last November, the Year 8 Jerudong International School student, was a doubles runner-up with Singaporean Kayanne Lim at the ATF Under-14 tournament in Brunei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamielee has also chosen to put her interest in music \u2013 piano, guitar and singing \u2013 to put her full concentration in tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She was in fact a silver medalist in violin performance at the Euroasia Youth Music Festival last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am full time into tennis and working towards a career in it,\u201dsaid Janielee, whose uncle Wu Chun, ironically, is a famous Bruneian singer, actor and a former Brunei basketball player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her uncle was a founding member of Fahrenheit and was a member of Taiwanese Mandopop quartert and has appeared in numerous Taiwanese television series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe plan is to play well enough to get a scholarship and play at the Collegiate level,\u201d said the 13-year-old, who hails from Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With her travels overseas expected to increase as she pursues tennis, she is also looking at an option to attend hybrid or home study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Phnom Penh, she is fully supported by her parents, who had accompanied her to ensure that her needs are taken care of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jaimelee, who idolized the legendary Maria Sharapova is coached by Billy Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year at the same tournament in Sri Lanka, she was looking to gain experience and this year she is determined to benchmark her improvements against her peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may be a long and arduous road ahead, but like the determined Fiona, Jaimelee is on the road to blossom, into a player she intends to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n