Raducanu and Stephens move up · tennisnet.com

In addition to the new US number one, Jessica PegulaThere were four more cancellations by current or former top 10 players for the well-attended WTA Tour 500 event in Korea. Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens into the main field.

Just last week, Jessica Pegula reached the final of the US Open, making herself number one in the new USA. The 30-year-old had to withdraw from the tournament in Seoul, which begins on September 16, due to a rib injury. The US Open finalist is not the only top player who has to watch from the sidelines. Former Wimbledon champion and world number four Elena Rybakina is out due to a back injury, US Open semi-finalist Emma Navarro and defending champion from 2014 changed her tournament schedule at short notice, and Karolina Pliskova has to take a break for a few weeks due to a foot injury.

As a result of these four withdrawals and the fact that no special exempt spot was used, 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens and 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu move directly into the main draw, along with Zhang Shuai, Amanda Anisimova, Viktoriya Tomova. The next three players on the waiting list are Germans Tatjana Maria, Arantxa Rus and Hailey Baptiste. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek leads the Korea Open entry list.