Canada's Carol Zhao advances to second round of Korea Open

September 16, 2024 - 9:02am

Carol Zhao, of Canada, returns the ball during a match against Amanda Anisimova, of the USA, at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Canada's Carol Zhao won her first main-draw match since May at the Korea Open on Monday.

Zhao, from Richmond Hill, Ont., downed world No. 332 Back Dayeon of Korea 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round of the WTA Tour 500 event.

The 272nd-ranked Zhao won two qualifying matches over the weekend to secure her spot in the main draw.

Zhao, 29, next faces No. 4 seed Diana Shnaider of Russia in the round of 16.

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