Last year’s US Open women’s singles English champion Emma Radukanu easily made it to the round of 16 at the Hana Bank Korea Open on the women’s professional tennis (WTA) tour.
Radukanu, currently in 77th place in the world, beat Japanese Uchijima Yuuka, in 126th place in the world, 2-0 (6-2 6-) in 1 hour and 19 minutes in the first round of the third day of the tournament played at The Olympic Park tennis court in Seoul today (21) 4) has been closed.
Sixth-seeded Radukanu will face Belgian Janina Wickmeier (460) in the round of 16.
Radukanu, the sole winner of last year’s WTA Tour singles championship, lost the first round of this year’s US Open and the world rankings, which rose to the top 10, collapsed and is aiming for a rebound to Korea. Open this year.
Radukanu’s 2002-born second-round opponent Wickmeier, a 1989-born veteran, returned to the field in February this year after giving birth in April last year.
Wickmeier defeated Linda Pruvirtova (74a) of the Czech Republic 2-0 (6-1 6-4) in the previous match.
Although currently ranked 400th, he rose to number 12 on the world singles ranking in 2010 and reached the semi-finals of the 2009 US Open in singles.
China’s Zhulin (70th), who last year won the Korea Open with the WTA 125K series, which was a lower rank in the WTA 125K series, defeated India’s Ankhita Reina (329th) 2-0 (6 -1 6-3) in the second round docked to the river.
(Photos = Yonhap News)
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