Tennis news - Johanna Konta advances at Mexico Open while Cam Norrie beats Nishioka in Acapulco
ByPA Sport
Updated 27/02/2019 at 07:42 GMT
Britain’s Johanna Konta raced to a first-round win at the Mexico Open, prevailing in straight sets against doubles partner Laura Siegemund.
The 27-year-old, ranked 45 in the world and seeded eight in Acapulco, needed just an hour and 11 minutes on court to triumph 6-3 6-2.
She took an immediate break of serve in the opening set and broke twice in the second before sealing the win on her first match point.
Konta won 82 per cent of points on her first serve and did not face a single break point.
Fellow Briton Cameron Norrie also progressed in Acapulco, beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.
Norrie, the world number 64, kept his nerve to clinch a 6-2 2-6 6-2 win in two hours and 18 minutes.
The pair traded breaks of serve throughout the match, but after taking the break at 4-2 of the decider, Norrie held on to the momentum and claimed victory two games later.
He will now face Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, the number four seed, in the second round.
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