Britain's Emma Raducanu recorded a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Peyton Stearns in the first round of the Korea Open on Tuesday in Seoul.

Four of the top five seeds remain in the draw as we reach the quarterfinal round of the WTA Korea Open in Seoul. Diana Shnaider and Marta Kostyuk is a fascinating all-Top 20 matchup, while the Kudermetova sisters are just a win each from meeting in the final four.

Emma Raducanu offered an unexpected take on her controversial scheduling issues on Thursday, stressing the importance of matchplay and claiming that she has been “nursing a few niggles in the last couple months that I kept pretty quiet”.

No. 5 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine opened the Korea Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Monday in Seoul.

On her seventh match point, Great Britain's Emma Raducanu ousted No. 8 seed Yuan Yue of China 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Korea Open quarterfinals in Seoul.

Emma Raducanu reached the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after beating eighth seed Yue Yuan in straight sets. The 21-year-old needed seven match points to clinch a hard-fought 6-4 6-3 victory over the eighth seed.

Emma Raducanu has admitted she was forced to let go of any 'frustration' she had as she battled her way into the last eight of the Korea Open. The 21-year-old beat Yue Yuan 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals as she won her second match since her disastrous US Open campaign.