9/24/2022 10:52:18 AM EST
No. 1 seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia advanced to the final of the Hana Bank Korea Open after No. 6 seed Emma Raducanu of Great Britain was forced to retire from Saturday's semifinal.Ostapenko, who won the event in Seoul in 2017, came from behind and was leading 4-6, 6-3, 3-0 when Raducanu conceded due to a left glute injury. Ostapenko finished with 40 winners, compared to 14 for Raducanu.Ostapenko will meet No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia on Sunday, with both seeking their second title of the season. Alexandrova ousted No. 7 Tatjana Maria of Germany 6-2, 6-4 in 69 minutes. Maria managed only two winners in the match, compared to 29 for Alexandrova.Toray Pan Pacific Open Unseeded Zheng Qinwen of China rallied to reach her first WTA Tour final with a 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over No. 4 seed Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in three hours and four minutes.The semifinal victory in Tokyo was the 19-year-old's fifth win against a Top 20 player this season. She will face unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova, who improved to 17-1 in her last 18 matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory against China's Zhang Shuai. Samsonova finished with 40 winners -- including 13 aces -- and 25 unforced errors.--Field Level Media
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