How Unfortunate: Emma Raducanu retires injured in Korea Open quarter-final with Daria Kasatkina
Emma Raducanu’s injury difficulties struck again as she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina. The 21-year-old Briton had just lost the first set 6-1 when she withdrew having struggled with a foot problem.
Raducanu had previously beaten two top-50 players in Seoul en route to the last eight; the American Peyton Stearns and China’s Yuan Yue. Looking to make only her second ever WTA Tour semi-final, having also reached the last four in Nottingham in June, the 2021 US Open champion initially saw her match against the world No 13 Kasatkina rained off on Friday.
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When the contest finally got under way on Saturday, Raducanu – who spoke earlier this week of wanting to play as many matches as possible before the end of the season – was broken by her top-seeded Russian opponent in the second game.
