Johanna Konta getting used to becoming the hunted rather than the hunter

The British number one goes into the French Open as the seventh seed but living up to her billing on a surface she is still learning to master looks a tall order.

By winning the Miami Open in April, Konta put herself in prime position to challenge for the sport's biggest prizes in a wide open women's field.

She is far from a natural on clay, though, and has only won two matches in three warm-up tournaments.

Now Konta will look to win her first-ever main-draw match at Roland Garros.

The 26-year-old said: "I guess it's a situation that's slightly unique to me and something that I have experienced over the last two years as I have been playing a lot of tournaments.

"I've been fortunate to be winning and obviously I've found myself in the situation I am now. But I think it's a very nice problem to have. I feel very lucky with that, I'm not complaining.

"I'm really enjoying this part of the season. I think it's giving me a lot of opportunity to grow as a player, my game style on this surface, but also, as a competitor, as a person.

"It gives me different challenges and the work that I'm putting in now - also I believe - will transfer on to the grass and also the hard."

The draw appears to have given Konta a great chance to break her duck, with world number 109 Hsieh Su-wei - who has not won a match on clay this year - first up, while the second round would bring a meeting with either American Taylor Townsend or qualifier Miyu Kato.

French 28th seed Caroline Garcia would be a much trickier prospect in the third round, but getting that far would be a significant step for Konta.

"I'm looking to apply myself the best I can," she said. "I'm looking to stay here for as long as possible.

"I think as long as I feel that I keep growing and I keep improving within the matches that I play, that's what's most important to me right now."