Emma Reducanu continues her good run at WTA Seoul, the British athlete managed to knock out the third favorite in the “250” competition on Friday.

Emma RadukanuPhoto: Carolyn Kaster / AP – The Associated Press / Profimedia

Emma Reducanu, who rose in the WTA rankings after her victory with Magda Lynette

Emma is currently ranked 77th in the world (after winning in Seoul, she will move up a few notches). Emma lost in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, against Magda Lynette (third favorite, 51st WTA). The game lasted one hour and 16 minutes.

Redukanu will play the winner of the match between Yelena Ostapenko (main favorite – 19 WTA) and Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (186 world) to reach the finals of the tournament in South Korea.

In case of victory at the tournament in Seoul, Emma would have scored 1026 points, with which she would have risen to 49 (in WTA Live she is now 66, a jump of 11 positions).

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.