JAKARTA – Beautiful actress Luna Maya showed her talent in playing tennis when she faced world tennis player from Canada, Eugenie Bouchard in an exhibition match at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Tennis Court Center Senayan, Jakarta , Sunday (8/9/2024) morning.
In a duet with junior tennis player Aldhito Ramadhan, Luna managed to defeat Eugénie Bouchard who was paired with celebrity Maria Selena with a score of 3-4.
“The victory is also thanks to Aldito. Not because of me,” Luna said after the match.
Luna thinks that Eugenie’s defeat was because the athlete wasn’t really playing. Because this exhibition match is a friendly match intended for fun.
Before fighting Luna, Eugenie had also experienced two other matches with tougher opponents.
“No, it was just a fun match. Eugenie didn’t give everything she had either, even in the previous match her opponent was pretty good,” he explained.
Competing in the sweltering heat of Jakarta is a challenge in itself. Indeed, this 41-year-old actress had difficulty delivering a service because of the dazzling sunlight.
“Actually, it’s harder when it’s hot, and when you’re serving, you’re looking straight at the sun. So it’s really hard to see the ball and the glare in your eyes is a little painful “, he complained.
Nonetheless, Luna admitted that she really enjoyed the match. Luna welcomed the exhibition match with world athletes like this.
Luna believes this event will generate enthusiasm and passion for the sport. In the future, he hopes that Indonesian tennis players will be even more enthusiastic and will be more and more appreciated by the public and the government.
“I am happy because an event like this will reignite the passion for sport, any sport,” he said.
“I hope that sports in Indonesia can be appreciated more, that attention will also be paid to athletes and I also think that there is hope that people who want to become athletes as a profession actually have a great potential to succeed,” he added.
Bouchard, 30, is currently ranked 522nd in the world. Her best achievement was fifth in the WTA rankings on October 20, 2014 after reaching three semi-finals at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, as well as the Wimbledon final this year – there.
Unfortunately, Bouchard’s career quickly faded a year later before disappearing. He has won only one title in his career at the 2023 BJK Cup. He also played doubles but was mostly eliminated in the first rounds of the Grand Slam. ***
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