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

TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 06: Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria returns the shot during her first round game of the National Bank Open, part of the WTA Tour, at Sobeys Stadium on August 6, 2024 in Toronto, Canada. || 294835_0054 Icon SMI / Panoramic
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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

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