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

Emma Raducanu is building on her new coaching set-up alongside Francisco Roig.

The British No1 and coach were spotted observing Iga Swiatek’s training session in Seoul on Sunday.

It will be a revealing couple of weeks as the pair develop a connection through to the end of the year.

An announcement in Seoul confirms Raducanu v Cristian will start not before 7:45pm local time, so 11:45am UK.

A team of tournament staff armed with pink towels are on court in Seoul., attempting to dry the surface.

Start of play has been pushed back to 11am BST for now – but that may be optimistic.

The start of today’s action was delayed by rain and some spots on the court suggests the wet weather has returned in Seoul.

That could delay the start of Raducanu’s match by a little while.

Krejcikova wraps up a 6-1 6-2 win over the qualifier Tatiana Prozorova, with the Czech cruising through to the second round.

Krejcikova will play the winner of Emma Raducanu’s match against Jaqueline Cristian, which will be up next.

It’s only Krejcikova’s 13th win of the season after a difficult start to the year – due to injuries and fitness. But she is coming into form.

Raducanu will continue working with coach Francisco Roig until the end of the year and hopes to continue seeing improvements after a positive start to their partnership.

“Right now we’re working through to the end of the year,” Raducanu said following her US Open exit.

“It’s only been three weeks, but I think it’s been a pretty successful three weeks in a sense that we’ve made good improvements.

“I think there are certain parts of my game which have gotten better for sure. Today my weaknesses were highlighted, but I think it’s only been three weeks, and he can’t really work miracles. So I know we’re doing good work, and I just look forward to continuing.”

Emma Raducanu said she was focused on continuing to build her momentum despite a bruising 6-1 6-2 defeat to Elena Rybakina in the third round of the US Open.

The British No 1 is aiming to be seeded for the Australian Open in order to hopefully avoiding drawing the big-name opponents that ended her runs at the grand slams this season.

“I think it’s going to be important to just look at the last few months as a whole and the improvements that I’m making, because a match like that can easily get you down if you let it,” Raducanu said.

“So I’m going to try and not do that and regroup and just work hard and get ready for Asia.

“I’ve just got to do my best in the next few months until Australia to just keep working to try and close the gap.”

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.