Emma Raducanu retired from her Korea Open quarter-final clash with Daria Kasatkina at the end of the first set due to a foot injury. Kasatkina, who advances to the semis in Seoul, was gracious in victory and expressed her sympathy towards the frustrated Brit.

Emma Raducanu made her first retirement of the season at the Korea Open in Seoul on Saturday. Suffering from pain in her left foot, she pulled out of her quarter-final against top seed Daria Kasatkina while trailing 6-1.

Number three seed Haddad Maia lost the opening set in just 26 minutes but turned the tide in the second, before going on to close out the match in a gutsy performance in Seoul.

A foot injury forced Emma Raducanu to retire from the Korea Open quarter-finals on Saturday, while third seed Beatriz Haddad Maia beat sisters Polina and Veronika Kudermetova on the same day to set up a Korea Open final clash with top seed Daria Kasatkina.

Emma Raducanu’s injury problems struck again as she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against top seed Daria Kasatkina. The 21-year-old Briton had just lost the first set 6-1 when she withdrew having struggled with a foot issue.

British number two Emma Raducanu retires from her Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina with a foot injury.

Raducanu initially called the trainer at 4-1 down and received some treatment, though ultimately decided to end the match after dropping the opening set to the world No 13. It is