JAWAIRIAH Noordin and Choo Lyn Yuen are raring for action in the BMW Malaysian Open qualifiers with the former aiming to become the first local player to win a match in the tournament which starts on Saturday.
It will be Jawairiah's second appearance in the tournament following her 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Kyrgyzstan's Ksenia Palkina in the first-round qualifiers at the inaugural event two years ago.
The 22-year-old earned one of the two local wild cards for this year's edition by winning a recent trial.
The Penang-born is determined to resurrect her career in the Malaysian Open. "I want to be the first local player to win a match in the Malaysian Open. It does not matter if I only manage a win in the qualifiers," said Jawairiah yesterday.
"It is tough to gauge my form as I did not get a single good match at the local trial, but I have been training hard and, hopefully, it will be enough to achieve something in this tournament."
Jawairiah added: "I am aware it is a little late to make a career out of the sport at 22 but I am willing to take the risk before I retire in five years' time."
As for Lyn Yuen, the 16-year-old will officially make her WTA Tour debut in the qualifiers on Saturday.
She has been training three to four hours a day for the tournament.
"I need to be fearless to make an impact. It will be a good experience for me and I hope to learn from the top professionals," she said.
Lyn Yuen is the last Malaysian to win a sanctioned international event, which she achieved two years ago at the Brunei Junior Championships.-NST
