Dayeon Back vs Maya Joint — R16 — Korea Open

Fifth seed Maya Joint reached the Korea Open quarterfinals in 64 minutes, beating Dayeon Back 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 16. Back, a 24-year-old Korean ranked WTA No. 270, broke the Joint serve in game 3 of the opening set for a 2-1 lead, the only break point she earned all match. Joint broke back in game 4 and moved ahead again in game 6. She converted all five break points she had, and Back held serve twice in seven service games. Back won none of the 13 points behind her second serve; Joint won 62 percent behind hers. Back had reached the last 16 by beating Yue Yuan, her first win on the record since she defeated Jelena Ostapenko at this event in 2023. She saved one match point before Joint closed it out.