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Some catching up to because of rain on Wednesday in Hua Hin.
meanwhile, two of the top seeds in Seoul, who had byes in the first round, get into action.
No. 1 Daria Kasatkina and No. 3 Beatriz Haddad Maia had quality opponents as they try to get to the quarterfinals. And they got through.
And look out for Emma Raducanu, who has No. 8 seed Yuan Yue – that was a winnable match. And she won it.
(Seoul is 13 hours ahead of EDT; Hua Hin is 11 hours ahead)
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Hana Bank Korea Open
Location: Seoul, Korea
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Sept. 16 – 22, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
Final results
Singles, second round
Viktorija Tomova (HUN) def Amanda Anisimova (USA) 75 41 retd
Emma Raducanu (GBR) def [8] Yuan Yue (CHN) 64 63
[1] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def. Hailey Baptiste (USA) 64 62
[3] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 63 64
Doubles, quarterfinals
Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def [2] Giuliana Olmos (MEX) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 64 57 [10-2]
[1] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Veronika Kudmermetova (RUS) def Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) / Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 57 63 [12-10]
[3] Miyu Kato (JPN) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def Su Jeong Jang (KOR) / Sloane Stephens (USA) 64 64
Jiang Xinyu (CHN) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) def Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (JPN) 63 36 [10-6]
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Thailand Open
Location: Hua Hin, Thailand
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Sept. 16 – 22, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 – D16
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) def [2] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 63 63
Rebeka Masarova (ESP) def [3] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 76 (6) 36 75
Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) def [4] Magda Linette (POL) 76 (5) 64
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. [6] Katie Volynets (USA) 36 64 64
Jana Fett (CRO) def [8] Varvara Gracheva (FRA) WALKOVER
[Q] Arianne Hartono (NED) def. [Q] Gao Xinyu (CHN) 61 46 62
Mai Hontama (JPN) def [WC] Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 26 64 61
Doubles, quarterfinals
Eudice Chong (HKG) / Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) def En-Shuo Liang (TPE) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) 46 75 [10-7]
Alicia Barnett / Madeleine Brooks (GBR) vs Jana Fett (CRO) / Mai Hontama (JPN)
Doubles, first round
Alicia Barnett / Madeleine Brooks (GBR) def [3] Angelica Moratelli (ITA) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 61 46 [10-6]
[1] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) def. [WC] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) / Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 64 75
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