Emma Raducanu

2022 - 9 - 24

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Injured Emma Raducanu retires from Korea Open semi-final (The Guardian)

The 19-year-old Briton was trailing 4-6 6-3 3-0 to Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in Seoul but was unable to complete the match.

She fell behind early in the first set but broke back immediately and claimed a decisive break at 4-4. Raducanu needed a medical time-out and could not halt Ostapenko’s charge when she returned to the court. Raducanu carried the momentum into the second set and broke again but this time Ostapenko hit back quickly.

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Emma Raducanu misses out on Korea Open final after retiring in ... (Eurosport.com)

Emma Raducanu was denied a place in her first WTA final since winning last year's US Open, after retiring against Latvian top seed Jelena Ostapenko.

But an ace from Ostapenko and a fine serve on her advantage secured the set. She played two brilliant aces to hold her service game, before a medical time out was called for Raducanu to receive treatment on her left glute. Ostapenko did well to fight back against two set points, but it was the Brit's serve which ensured she drew first blood. A win here could have put her on course for a return to the top 50. WTA Seoul The injury surfaced with the Brit a break up at 2-1 in the second set, showing tremendous resilience to recover from a break down in the first.

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Ostapenko makes Seoul final after Raducanu retires, will face ... (WTA Tennis)

Top seed Jelena Ostapenko mounted a gritty comeback to advance to her second Hana Bank Open final where she will face No.24 Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Alexandrova bolted out of the gates to quickly build a 4-0 lead in the opening set and took full control from there. Both Ostapenko and Alexandrova will be bidding for their second titles of the season on Sunday. Raducanu took Ostapenko to deuce in the Latvian's first three service games and broke through for a second time at 4-4. After Raducanu took an off-court medical timeout, Ostapenko continued her surge to lead 5-2 and closed out the set to force a third. Raducanu broke back immediately to put the set back on serve and her early return pressure would tell the tale for the remainder of the set. Ostapenko saved three break points in the opening game to keep Raducanu at bay and then broke for a 2-0 lead.

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