The former US Open champion wrapped up a 6-4, 6-3 win in just over two hours in Seoul, where she will play either top seed Daria Kasatkina or Hailey Baptiste

Emma Raducanu came through a gripping and often high-class battle with eighth seed Yue Yuan as she reached the quarter-finals of Seoul in entertaining style.

Emma Raducanu reached the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after beating eighth seed Yue Yuan in straight sets. The 21-year-old needed seven match points to clinch a hard-fought 6-4 6-3 victory over the eighth seed.