Overview
- Barbora Krejcikova saved three match points to beat Raducanu 4-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-1 after the Brit led 5-2 in the second set and served for the match.
- Raducanu will lose 48 WTA ranking points from last year’s Seoul quarter-final run when the rankings update next week, complicating her push to end the season inside the top 32.
- Great Britain reached the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals without her, with captain Anne Keothavong describing Raducanu’s absence as disappointing.
- Krejcikova advanced to a quarter-final against world No 2 Iga Swiatek in Seoul.
- Raducanu, who prioritized the Asian swing to work with new coach Francisco Roig, is set to continue her schedule at the China Open in Beijing.