Radwanska advances to the semifinals of the Seoul tournament.
In the heart of South Korea, the Korea Open saw some electrifying action as top seed Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Vera Dushevina, 6-2, 6-0, securing a spot in the semifinals. The world number four is now set to clash with Lara Arruabarrena, who snatched the hopes of wildcard entry Jang Su-Jeong with a dominating 6-0, 6-4 victory.
Meanwhile, the Korean crowd was left disappointed as Kimiko Date-Krumm, the 43-year-old Japanese veteran, met her match in Francesca Schiavone. Schiavone, the former French Open champion, came back from losing the first set to win the next two, 6-4, 6-4, praising Date-Krumm's powerful play and her own resilience.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova awaits Schiavone in the semis, having comfortably dispatched Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-2, 6-2.
Over in China, the WTA Guangzhou Open saw drama unfold as qualifier Vania King staged an impressive comeback against home hope Zheng Jie. King, ranked a mere 124th in the world, claimed the upset victory, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, in a grueling two-and-a-half-hour match.
King will face another challenge in the final against Zhang Shuai, who ranked 112th in the world, won convincingly, 6-1, 6-1, against Yvonne Meusburger in just over an hour. The home crowd roared Zhang on to victory, with all seeds having been eliminated by the semifinal stage.
Across the globe in Metz, France, Sam Querrey faced Gilles Simon in the quarterfinals of the Moselle Open. Simon, a Frenchman, took control of the match, winning 6-4, 7-6 (1), and will now face Nicolas Mahut, who defeated Benjamin Becker, 6-2, 6-4.
In the world of sports, the tennis realm echoes with news of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova advancing to face Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals of the Korea Open. Simultaneously, the art of tennis unfolds in a different part of the world, as Vania King, a lesser-known player ranking 124th, clinches a shocking win against China's Zheng Jie in the Guangzhou Open.
