Seoul Open: Ostapenko through to semi-finals
Jelena Ostapenko won against Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-2, 6-1 on Friday and will face No 6 seed Emma Raducanu in the next round
Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the top seed, advanced to the last four of the Seoul Open by beating Andorran lucky loser Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-2, 6-1 at the Seoul Olympic Park on Friday.
Ostapenko, ranked No 19, will play No 6 seed Emma Raducanu next.
Ahead of her victory, the Latvian edged out wildcard Boyoung Jeong (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2)) and Russian Anastasia Gasanova (6-3, 5-7, 7-5).
Kasintseva, ranked No 186, won against Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet (6-2, 6-2) and Canadian Rebecca Marino, the No 8 seed (6-4, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
Seoul WTA 250, other quarter-finals results (Seoul Olympic Park, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Emma Raducanu beat Magda Linette (3): 6-2, 6-2
- Tatjana Maria (7) beat Lin Zhu (4): 6-1, 6-1
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (2) beat Lulu Sun (Q): 7-5, 7-6 (6)
