
Nice Britain’s Emma Raducanu is thru to the semi-finals of the Korea Open after beating third seed Magda Linette 6-2 6-2 in Seoul.
It’s the first time the 19-year-old has received three matches in a row since her run to the US Open title in 2021.
The British primary is but to drop a set on the WTA event.
She is going to face high seed Jelena Ostapenko, who beat teenager Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-2 6-1, in an effort to attain the ultimate.
Raducanu made a robust begin, racing right into a commanding 4-0 lead, and never dropping some extent on her first function she simply received the opening set.
Nevertheless, Poland’s Linette had three break factors on Raducanu’s first service recreation within the second set.
However the former world quantity 10 reasserted herself, profitable 5 factors in a row to carry serve earlier than breaking Linette for a 2-1 lead.
Linette needed to take a medical off-court timeout, with Raducanu utilizing the break to apply her serve, and the Briton continued to dominate to determine a 5-1 lead.
Raducanu then served out the match with ease, claiming victory in a single hour 16 minutes and leaving the court docket with a smile and thumbs-up for the followers.