Emma Reducanu (77th place in the world ranking and the sixth favorite) managed to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Seoul (category 250), the Briton beat Yanina Wickmayer (460th place in the world ranking).
Emma Reducanu, a jump of 5 positions in the WTA ranking
The 2021 US Open champion Emma won in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 41 minutes.
After this success and qualification among the top eight athletes at the “Hana Bank Korea Open”, Reducanu will climb five places in the WTA rankings, she is ranked 72nd in the Live ranking (with 806 accumulated points).
In case of victory at the tournament in Seoul, Emma would have scored 1026 points, with which she would have risen to 49.
Results of the day at WTA Seoul
Lulu Sun – Anna Blinkova 6-4, 7-6(6)
Mangda Lynette (3) – Kristina Mladenovych 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2
Emma Radukanu (6) – Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 7-5
Olena Ostapenko (1) – Anastasia Hasanova – cont
The WTA Seoul takes place from September 19 to 25 on hard courts, is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize pool of $251,750, and the most recent champion is Lin Zhu (in 2021). The main favorite of the match is Olena Ostapenko.
Source: Hot News RO
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