Jo Konta in battle to make US Open due to viral illness
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ByEurosport
Updated 22/08/2018 at 06:19 GMT
British number one Johanna Konta withdrew from the final US Open tune-up event in Connecticut with a viral illness, tournament organisers said on Tuesday.
Johanna Konta of Great Britain returns a shot to Elise Mertens of Belgium during Day 5 of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic at Spartan Tennis Complex on August 3, 2018 in San Jose, California.
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Konta, who beat German Laura Siegemund in the first round of the Connecticut Open, was due to face Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro on Tuesday in New Haven.
The world number 46 is currently the only British woman with direct entry into the main draw of the Aug. 27-Sept. 9 U.S. Open, where last year she was seeded seventh and suffered a shock defeat in the first round.
Konta, who last year became the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals, was enjoying an encouraging North American hardcourt campaign after reaching the quarter-finals in San Jose and round of 16 in Montreal.
Three weeks ago in San Jose, Konta handed 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams the worst defeat of her career in her most impressive win of the season.
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