Raducanu reaches Korea Open quarter-finals

Great Britain's Emma Raducanu moved done to nan quarter-finals astatine nan Korea Open by beating China's Yue Yuan successful consecutive sets.

Raducanu, 21, seized power of nan lucifer by winning six successive games to wrap up nan opening group and past return complaint of nan second.

The 2021 US Open champion, classed 70th successful nan world, yet took her seventh lucifer constituent to triumph 6-4 6-3 and scope nan past 8 successful Seoul.

Raducanu will play Russian apical seed Daria Kasatkina aliases American Hailey Baptiste for a spot successful nan semi-finals.

Yue, nan world number 40, recovered an early break successful nan opening group but Raducanu landed different rustle successful nan ninth crippled earlier taking her first group constituent connected serve.

Having travel from 4-3 down successful nan first set, Raducanu maintained her momentum astatine nan commencement of nan second, establishing a 3-0 advantage pinch a quick-fire double break either broadside of holding service to love.

The Briton's complaint to nan decorativeness statement was slowed arsenic Yue reduced nan shortage to 3-2; but, pinch her force increasing successful confidence, Raducanu saved a break constituent to clasp service successful a important sixth game.

After breaking Yue's service for a 3rd clip successful nan set, Raducanu was incapable to return immoderate of her first 5 lucifer points arsenic she attempted to service retired nan contest, earlier Yue clinched her 4th break constituent successful an epic eighth game.

Unfazed, Raducanu recovered from that vexation to complete a hard-fought triumph connected Yue's serve.