Korea Open: Tomova books spot in quarter-finals as Anisimova quits
Viktoriya Tomova benefited from the abandonment of Amanda Anisimova (7-5, 4-1) on Thursday
Icon SMI / Panoramic
Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova reached the quarter-finals of the Korea Open when American Amanda Anisimova retired at the Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul on Thursday.
Tomova, ranked No 54, led 7-5, 4-1 when Anisimova, ranked No 46, pulled out.
The Bulgarian will face Veronika Kudermetova next.
Viktoriya Tomova defeated German Tatjana Maria (6-2, 1-6, 6-0) in the previous round of the Seoul tournament.
In the first round of the Seoul tournament, the American won against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 6 seed (6-3, 7-6 (5)).
Seoul WTA 500, other second-round results (Olympic Park Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Hailey Baptiste
- Emma Raducanu vs. Yue Yuan
- Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Veronika Kudermetova beat Liudmila Samsonova (2): 6-4, 6-2
- Marta Kostyuk (5) beat Heather Watson (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Diana Shnaider (4) beat Carol Zhao (Q): 6-3, 6-3
- Polina Kudermetova (LL) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (7): 6-2, 7-5
People in this post
More tennis news
September 19, 2024
Thailand Open 2: Hontama moves into last eight
Mai Hontama will face the winner of the match between Xinyu Gao and...
Tennis Majors
September 19, 2024
“Borg being super quiet… McEnroe always complaining” – Federer reflects on departing Laver Cup captains’ legacy
The Swiss played his last competitive match in Borg's captaincy at 2022 Laver...
Ayush Vashistha
September 19, 2024
Thailand Open 2: Fett reaches quarter-finals as Gracheva withdraws
Jana Fett will face the winner of the match between Slovak Rebecca Sramkova...
Tennis Majors
September 19, 2024
Zhuhai Open: Nishioka books spot in second round
The Japanese will face Marin Cilic in the next round
Tennis Majors
September 19, 2024
Kokkinakis ready to be the “glue” for Team World at Laver Cup
The Australian sees his role on the sideline as crucial at the upcoming...
Bren Gray
Your comments