Emma Raducanu v Jaqueline Cristian live: Korea Open latest score and updates

Emma Raducanu pulled out of Great Britain’s team for this week’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in order to play in the Korea Open.

The 22-year-old was set to lead Britain’s line-up in Shenzhen but has instead decided to play in Seoul, for which she has been offered a wild card.

Raducanu’s decision is a major blow to Britain’s hopes of progress, with Anne Keothavong’s team set to face Japan in the quarter-finals on September 18.

Barbora Krejcikova has raced to a 6-1 opening set against Tatiana Prozorova, so it may not be too long until Raducanu and Cristian take to court.

The 27-year-old Romanian has reached a career-high ranking of 41 in the world after a run to the US Open third round, where she lost in three sets to eventual runner-up Amanda Anisimova.

Cristian has yet to win a WTA title. Her favourite surface is clay and had been on a three-match losing run before the US Open, where she beat Americans Danielle Collins and Ashlyn Krueger before losing to Anisimova.

This is her first career meeting with Raducanu.

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Raducanu’s match against Cristian is third on Centre Court. It had been given a not before time of 9:30am UK time, but Barbora Krejcikova’s match against Tatiana Prozorova, which is due to be second on Centre Court, has yet to begin.

Emma Raducanu returns to action at the Korea Open this morning, taking on Jaqueline Cristian in the first round in Seoul in her first match since the US Open.

Raducanu reached the third round in New York but was well beaten by Elena Rybakina. The 22-year-old is determined to close the gap on the best in the world and has set improving her ranking over the rest of the season as her main priority.

Raducanu has therefore skipped this week’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in China to play in the Korea Open, where she is defending quarter-final points.