Emma Raducanu produced a solid performance to beat Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul.
460 Yanina Wickmayer, and is looking to climb back up the rankings after falling more than 60 places following her early US Open exit. Garcia had a match point and served 27 aces – the highest in a match on the WTA Tour this season - but went down 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) to suffer just her second loss in her last 15 matches. 77 in the world after losing in the first round in New York when she was defending champion. WTA Tokyo Raducanu will next face world No. Emma Raducanu produced a solid performance to beat Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul.
Sixth seed Emma Raducanu advances to the round of 16 at the Hana Bank Korea Open after beating world No. 126 Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in two straight sets ...
I just want to spend as much time as I can in Korea as I can." "I think it was overall a pretty solid match until the end of the second set," said Raducanu in a post-match interview. "And my other goal is to try and stay in Korea for as long as possible. Raducanu is one of the biggest underdog stories in modern tennis, after she became the first player to win a Grand Slam title after starting in the qualifiers. Raducanu broke another of Uchijima's serves to quickly win the first set 6-2. She was ranked 150th in the world but still managed to smash through the U.S.
Emma Raducanu has revealed she is a huge fan of Tottenham star Heung-Min Son.The British number one spoke about Son before her appearance at the Korea.
Her team claimed her as a [soft spot for the north London club](https://talksport.com/sport/tennis/1088811/emma-raducanu-tottenham-fan-instagram-piers-morgan/) and has previously spoken of her admiration for striker Harry Kane. The British number one spoke about Son before her appearance at the Korea Open in Seoul this week.
Emma Raducanu resisted a spirited fightback to beat Moyuka Uchijima at the Korean Open; the British No 1 will now face Yanina Wickmayer in the next round in ...
Next up, as she continues in her quest to recapture her best form, Raducanu will face Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer in the last 16, after she beat Linda Fruhvirtova in straight sets. After serving out the first set, Raducanu broke immediately in the second and pressed on assertively, reeling off five straight games, with Uchijima saving two match points to avoid the bagel before producing a spirited fightback to break back twice against the Brit, who has dropped to 77th in the world rankings. Emma Raducanu resisted a spirited fightback to beat Moyuka Uchijima at the Korean Open; the British No 1 will now face Yanina Wickmayer in the next round in Seoul
The British number one took one hour and 40 minutes to continue rebuilding in the wake of her recent first-round exit from the US Open.
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SEOUL: Britain tennis star Emma Raducanu upset Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-3 7-5 to advance to the Korea Open's quarterfinals.
She grew into the match and presented a danger to force a decider. Since her remarkable run to the US Open triumph in September 2021, Raducanu's victory over Linette would mark the first time she has won three matches in a single tournament. Wickmayer's serve was broken three times in a row by Raducanu, the 77th-ranked player in the world, to win the opening set.
The British number one moved through to the quarter-finals in Seoul with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, repelling a second-set fightback ...
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