2023 Seoul

Wickmayer ends Alexandrova title defense in Seoul second round

Yanina Wickmayer upset defending champion and No.3 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Hana Bank Korea Open second round, coming from 5-3 down and saving set point in the second set. The result was the 33-year-old Belgian's first Top 30 win since defeating Peng Shuai at Guangzhou 2017.