Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia came from a set down to capture her 4th WTA career title at the Hana Korea Open on Sunday, after beating Russia’s Daria Kasatkina in a thrilling final, and collecting her first WTA 500 singles trophy of her career. Beatriz Haddad Maia The last woman standing, who was seeded 3rd, came…
Saturday proved a long day for both Daria Kasatkina and Beatriz Haddad Maia, who came through quarter-final and semi-final matches to reach Sunday’s final of the Hana Bank Korea Open. First of all, I feel sorry for Emma for retiring during the match. It’s a pity to get injured, especially in the deeper stages of…
Thursday was a day of catch-up in Hua Hin following Wednesday’s rain, and among the winners to reach Friday’s quarter-finals at the Thailand Open 2 was Nadia Podoroska, who upset 2nd-seeded Katerina Siniakova, 6-3 6-3, while other seeded players to make their way to the exit door were Wang Xinyu, at No 3, toppled by…
Emma Raducanu needed 7 match points to defeat Yuan Yue in a challenging 6-4, 6-3 battle that lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes at the Hana Bank Korea Open. This victory secured her spot in the quarter-finals, marking her 5th quarter-final appearance of the season. My goals are finishing this season strong but, inevitably, to…
Late on Tuesday night, Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic needed 3 hours and 3 minutes to quell the challenge of local wild-card Jang Su-Jeong in the Hana Bank Korea Open, the WTA 500 tournament in Seoul, to complete the 1st-round of matches and set up a meeting with 4th-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia from Brazil, who received a…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu was made to battle long and hard to get past Peyton Stearns in her opening Korea Open match in Seoul on Tuesday. I really love playing here in Seoul, and I missed it last year, but one of the tournaments that I really want come back to and I, actually, think it…
The WTA 500 tournament in Seoul this week, the Hana Bank Korea Open, suffered several high-profile withdrawals that could just offer a rare opportunity for Emma Raducanu, who gained direct entry into the 28-woman draw. It’s tough. It could be a little bit easier, but I’m keeping up with the schedule. I’m only talking about…
1 Former Manchester United player Jesse Lingard made a surprise move to South Korean side FC Seoul at the start of 2024. After a slow start, the 31-year-old is finding his feet in new surroundings but suffered an embarrassing moment this weekend. Lingard netted an equaliser in the second half of Seoul’s home game against…
Manchester United’s youth academy is famed for nurturing some of the finest talent to have represented the club down the years. From David Beckham, to Ryan Giggs, to Marcus Rashford, United have consistently churned out first-team stars who have left their mark on the Theatre of Dreams. Local lad Jesse Lingard is one of those…
3 FC Seoul boss Kim Gi-dong has given a stinging critique of former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard and admitted that he’s strongly considering dropping the player from his plans. Lingard completed a shock switch to the K-League after Nottingham Forest released him when his contract expired. The Carrington academy graduate is believed to have…
