September 4, 2024; Flushing, New York, USA; Beatrice Haddad Maya (BRA) on Day 10 of the 2024 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ) waved to the crowd as she left the court, where she played against Karolina Muchova (CZE) (not pictured) after the match. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Brazilian third seed Beatrice Haddad Maya advanced to the final of the Korea Open in Seoul on Saturday by defeating the Kudermetova sisters.
Haddad Maya easily defeated Russia's Polina Kudermetova 6-2, 6-1 in the quarter-finals before defeating Veronie 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-finals Ka Kudermetova won her 11th victory in the past 13 games. Both games are played on Saturday, a day after rain disrupted the schedule.
Earlier in the day, Veronika Kudermetova defeated Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-3 to set the stage for the semifinals.
Also on Saturday, top seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia defeated former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and fourth-seeded compatriot Diana Schneider to advance to the final. Kasatkina won the first set 6-1, and then Raducanu chose to withdraw from the match due to a foot injury. She then easily defeated Schneider 6-3, 6-4 in 77 minutes.
Kasatkina and Hadadmaia will meet in the championship final on Sunday.
Thailand Open
Germany's Laura Siegemund and Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova won in straight sets to advance to the finals of the Hua Hin tournament.
Sigmund hit two aces and two double faults to beat Dutch player Arianne Hartono 6-3, 6-3.
Slamkova converted four of seven break point opportunities to beat Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek 6-4, 6-2 in just 84 minutes.
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