Johanna Konta withdraws from Eastbourne with thoracic spine injury

ByEurosport

Updated 30/06/2017 at 10:27 GMT

British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from Eastbourne due to a thoracic spine injury.

Johanna Konta of GBR celebrates victory over Sorana Cirstea of Romania during Day 4 of the Aegon International Eastbourne tournament at Devonshire Park

Image credit: Getty Images

Konta had been due to play Karolina Pliskova on Friday in the Aegon International semi-finals, but has dropped out of the competition to receive treatment.

The injury comes four days before the start of Wimbledon, where Konta will be making a bid for a first Grand Slam title of her career.

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"Obviously there is Wimbledon coming up next week," Konta said. "But I made this decision based on my health."

Konta beat the world’s top ranked player – Germany’s Angelique Kerber – on Thursday to continue her strong showing on grass, but suffered a nasty fall during the contest.

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The British star struck her head heavily in the incident and was left in tears during the five-minute break in play that followed.

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