The British number one took one hour and 40 minutes to continue rebuilding in the wake of her recent first-round exit from the US Open.
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Emma Raducanu reached the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after easing to a 6-3 7-5 victory over Belgiums Yanina Wickmayer.
Raducanu, who faces Magda Linette of Poland in the last eight, was unable to make the most of a break point in the third game but she dominated the fifth, winning without dropping a point to gain a crucial foothold in the opening set. Former world number 12 Wickmayer had dropped to 460 in the rankings after taking a spell out of the game following the birth of her first child in 2021, but she was a dangerous opponent who grew stronger in the match. Last week's Slovenia Open only lasted a round longer, but in Seoul she displayed the resolve needed to overcome a fightback from Wickmayer as a 4-1 lead in the second set ebbed away.
The British number one moved through to the quarter-finals in Seoul with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, repelling a second-set fightback ...
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The British No 1 and tournament sixth seed took one hour and 40 minutes to continue rebuilding in the wake of her recent first-round exit from the US Open.
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