There were no signs of a French Open hangover from Johanna Konta as the British No 1 returned to winning ways, then reaffirmed her desire for Grand Slam glory. Appearing for the first time since her semi-final defeat in Paris, Konta beat Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 12 minutes in Birmingham. British No 1 Johanna Konta returned to winning ways at Birmingham on TuesdayShe took four days off in total but did not spend it dwelling on the what-ifs. I didn’t spend too much time thinking about what-ifs.’World No 20 Kontaveit was no match for Konta and her devastating drop-shots. While Konta secured a routine win in the Midlands, British No 2 Heather Watson suffered a day to forget.

Source: Daily Mail June 17, 2019 20:48 UTC