Her defeat leaves Heather Watson, who plays on Tuesday, as the only British woman in the singles draw.

British number two Johanna Konta was beaten in straight sets by Israel's world number 155 Shahar Peer in the first round of the US Open. Prior to this week, the Briton had never won more than two consecutive WTA main draw clay matches; her quarterfinal upset of No.2 seed Hsieh Su-Wei was the first time she had won three straight matches on the terre battue since qualifying for Roland Garros in 2015. British number two Johanna Konta was beaten in straight sets by Israel's world number 155 Shahar Peer in the first round of the US Open. Before the 2019 US Open I met the actor Tom Hiddleston in New York, and he came to watch my matches. We moved here when I was in my teens and I became a British citizen in 2012. Read about our approach to external linking. Coronavirus is leaving more people with cracked teeth, dentists say. I got into baking cakes and muffins when I moved to this flat. No comments have so far been submitted. backhand, @JohannaKonta #WTARabat pic.twitter.com/zvK3XrX5ku. Johanna Konta's claycourt breakthrough continued at the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Meryem with a straight-sets semifinal defeat of last year's runner-up Ajla Tomljanovic. So Johanna Konta and Dan Evans will have to come back tomorrow, as will many others including Daniil Medvedev and Stan Wawrinka. Watson faces Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the opening match on Court 13 at 16:00 BST. After recovering an early break, the Briton fell 5-2 behind and dropped the set in a dramatic 13-minute game. Novak Djokovic, Serena … The last time Konta had notched up four victories in a row on clay was in making the Jackson ITF W25 final in 2015 - and, incredibly, you have to go back all the way to her maiden ITF title in Mostar in 2008 for her last four consecutive wins on red clay. Unfortunately for her, Konta responded with a similar step up: landing 71% of her first serves and winning 85% of those points, the two-time Grand Slam semifinalist was almost impregnable when she stepped up to the line, with particularly impressive holds coming when serving to stay in the set twice. In the box with them is my medal for taking part in the Rio Olympics in 2016 [also near right], when I came fifth in the women’s singles – the most incredible experience. My dad Gabor, a hotelier, and mum Gabriella, a dentist, are Hungarians who met after they’d emigrated to Australia. "I created opportunities for myself but I just wasn't able to take them today, which is frustrating and upsetting for me," said Konta, who was playing her third match back after four weeks off with a wrist injury. Last updated on 25 August 201425 August 2014.From the section Tennis. The Australian tallied 11 unforced errors to just five winners in the opening act, with her groundstrokes going awry on both defence and offence, and a tetchy on-court vist from coach Dieter Kindlmann failed to settle her. MIAMI -- Johanna Konta chipped away at Venus Williams in the semifinals of the Miami Open on Thursday evening like a patient laborer.

@JohannaKonta is the first player into the #WTARabat final!She knocks out 2018 finalist Tomljanovic, 6-2, 7-6(7) pic.twitter.com/cFTZbmLYzH, Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter. Johanna treasures this photograph of her parents, taken at her mother's 40th birthday 20 years ago. This photo of my parents, taken on Mum’s 40th birthday 20 years ago, fills me with joy. or debate this issue live on our message boards. Re: Johanna Konta !! Johanna collaborated with Chilly’s to produce a reusable bottle which is available from www.chillysbottles.com. He’s very expressive and funny and brings perspective to my life, and I miss him a lot when I’m away – although he has his own Instagram account with more than 4,000 followers. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Konta, 23, claimed her only previous win at a Grand Slam two years ago in New York but could not repeat the performance.

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Executing perfectly controlled aggression based around strong serving, the 27-year-old pounded her forehand with gusto and ended points decisively at net as she leapt out to a 4-1 double break lead.

as the only British woman in the singles draw. Konta leapt into a 4-1 lead - but eased off as Tomljanovic battled hard to stay in rallies, and found herself pegged back to 5-5, at which point an untimely double fault, only her second of thue day, reared its head. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey APOLOGIZES after Trump threatened to remove Facebook and Twitter protections after they blocked story on Biden meeting son Hunter's Ukraine partners - but White House spokeswoman's account is locked for sharing it, Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden slams Donald Trump for 'trampling on the graves of some of the best heroes' after President tweeted QAnon theory that Joe Biden had Team Six killed, Larry Kudlow and Trump's economic advisers warned top donors and wealthy traders about dangers of COVID - while downplaying its impact in public, secret memo reveals, 'Bite the bullet and cancel Thanksgiving parties': Dr Fauci warns Covid cases could spike if holiday gatherings are not sacrificed, Donald Trump hints at FIRING Bill Barr as he says 'I am NOT happy with all the evidence I have' after AG's probes into unmasking and Russiagate fall flat before election, 'I found Hunter's emails - and I feared I would be MURDERED': Trump voter reveals he is the Mac repairer with Biden's secrets - but can't say if he went to FBI or they came to him and won't say how Rudy Giuliani ended up with a copy, Joe Biden DENIES meeting his son's Ukrainian business partner despite 'thank you for opportunity to meet your father' email found on laptop - as Giuliani claims he has 40,000 emails and MORE 'compromising' Hunter 'sex and drugs' photos, Trump says Biden 'must immediately release all emails, meetings, phone calls, transcripts and records related to his involvement in his family's business around the world - including in CHINA! I was flustered to meet Van and so excited to meet Bono and The Edge from U2 – Bono kissed my hand so I didn’t wash it until much later that night! Konta would duly convert her second as a Tomljanovic backhand found the net to seal her debut in a claycourt final against either No.6 seed Maria Sakkari or No.8 seed Alison Van Uytvanck - the fourth player in 2019 to reach a final after saving match point following Julia Goerges in Hobart, Belinda Bencic in Dubai and Van Uytvanck in Budapest, all of whom would go on to lift the trophy. Music was a big part of our road trips to tournaments as a young girl. But in a must-see new documentary, the experts who helped create the tech giants reveal how it's poisoning the way we all behave, DEA makes the biggest meth bust in American history, seizing 2,200 pounds from stash houses in California along with huge hauls of cocaine and heroin, 'Get the kids back to school': Donald Trump says Barron, 14, had COVID-19 for 'like two seconds' before testing negative - and says it is no excuse for schools to close.