Foot damage forces Raducanu out of Korea Open

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was compelled to retire from the Korea Open quarter-final towards high seed Daria Kasatkina on Saturday as a consequence of a foot damage.

Raducanu, who misplaced the primary set 6-1, struggled along with her serve and mobility after injuring her left foot, the touchdown leg in her serve.

Regardless of taking a medical timeout, she was unable to proceed successfully, committing a double fault and discovering it troublesome to chase down Kasatkina’s returns.

The damage first surfaced throughout Raducanu’s spherical of 16 match towards Yuan Yue, the place she managed to push by way of and win 6-4, 6-3 after receiving medical remedy. Nonetheless, within the quarter-final, the damage proved an excessive amount of to beat.

“I really feel sorry for Emma… it’s all the time a pity to get injured, particularly within the later levels of a event,” Kasatkina stated after the match. “I want her a speedy restoration.”

Raducanu’s newest setback follows her early exit from the US Open, the place she was knocked out within the first spherical by Sofia Kenin. The 21-year-old opted to not compete in any tournaments main as much as the US Open, elevating issues about her type and health.

Kasatkina will now face fellow Russian Diana Shnaider within the semi-finals, after rain delayed play on Friday in Seoul. Shnaider, the fourth seed, superior by defeating Ukrainian fifth seed Marta Kostyuk 7-6(7), 6-3.

Within the different semi-final, Brazilian third seed Beatriz Haddad Maia will tackle Veronika Kudermetova.

Haddad Maia comfortably dispatched Veronika’s sister, Polina Kudermetova, 6-2, 6-1, whereas Veronika Kudermetova reached her first semi-final of the 12 months by defeating Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-3.