Great Britain's Emma Raducanu reaches the quarter-finals at the Korea Open after beating China's Yue Yuan in straight sets in Seoul.

Emma Raducanu offered an unexpected take on her controversial scheduling issues on Thursday, stressing the importance of matchplay and claiming that she has been “nursing a few niggles in the last couple months that I kept pretty quiet”.

Raducanu could now play twice on Saturday if she comes through her last eight showdown with Kasatkina due to heavy rain in Seoul

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.

Emma Raducanu has admitted she was forced to let go of any 'frustration' she had as she battled her way into the last eight of the Korea Open. The 21-year-old beat Yue Yuan 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals as she won her second match since her disastrous US Open campaign.

Raducanu edged ahead following a close first set and powered ahead at the start of the second, holding off a comeback from Yuan and serving eight aces during the second set. Raducanu had battled past American Peyton Stearns in the previous round to set up the meeting with Yuan,