Cincinnati Open – Johanna Konta beaten in first round

No.1 Tennis Star from Britian Johanna Konta lost in three sets in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open to 20-year-old Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Being ranked five places lower than Sabalenka at 39th in the world,  Konta committed 10 double faults on her way to defeat.

The 27-year-old Johanna Konta took the first set and was a break up in the second but was beaten 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Konta’s US Open warm-up will continue at next week’s Connecticut Open while the final Grand Slam of the year begins at Flushing Meadows on 27 August.