Emma Reducanu had a great week in Seoul, but stopped in the semifinals after suffering an injury during her match against Jelena Ostapenko (the top favorite in the WTA 250 event).
Emma Reducanu, injury at WTA Seoul / Olena Ostapenko and Kateryna Alexandrova, match for the trophy
Reducanu (77 WTA) started the match very well and led 6-4, 2-1, but a left thigh injury started to cause her more and more problems. Ostapenko took full advantage, winning eight of the next nine games, and Emma came from 3-0 down in the decisive match for the Latvian.
In the final of the tournament in South Korea, Olena Ostapenko (19 WTA) will meet Kateryna Alexandrova (24 WTA, second favorite), after the Russian beat Tatyana Maria (80 WTA/7), the score 6-2, 6-4.
Jelena Ostapenko advances to the Seoul final as Radukanu is forced to retire due to injury.
Final score: 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 down.#HanaBankKoreaOpen pic.twitter.com/O04oMsO61w
— wta (@WTA) September 24, 2022
Thanks to the trip from Seoul, Emma Reducanu scored 856 points and will record a jump of 11 positions in the WTA ranking (she will take the 66th place).
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 race is Olena Ostapenko.
Source: Hot News RO
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