Yue Yuan brought the surprise of the day at the “WTA 250” tournament in Seoul, the Chinese woman defeated the Czech Marie Buzkova (fourth favorite).

Marie BuzkovaPhoto: CTK / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia

Marie Buzkova, eliminated by Yue Yuan at WTA Seoul

Ranked 128th in the world, Yuan won 7-5, 7-6(7) after two hours and 45 minutes of play.

Yue took his first set after the ninth serve. Buzkova missed a set point at 6-5 in the second set tiebreak and the Chinese prevailed, winning four of the next five points.

Know:

  • Yue Yuan will fight for a place in the final with American Emina Bektas (116 WTA), who beat Australian Kimberly Birrell (102 WTA) with the score 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
  • Jessica Pegula (4th WTA, main favorite) and Janina Wikmayer (83rd WTA) will play in the other semi-final.

WTA Seoul takes place from October 9 to 15 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize pool of $259,303, and Jessica Pegula is the main favorite. Titled champion – Kateryna Aleksandrova (2022).