Britain’s Johanna Konta enjoyed an extraordinary day, beating French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko then overcoming a bad fall to defeat world number one Angelique Kerber and reach the semi-finals of the Aegon International at Eastbourne on Thursday. Konta’s victory over top seed Kerber, though, was accompanied by high drama when, while holding match point, she slipped and fell heavily on to her back while also hitting her head on the ground. Johanna Konta goes down injured during her quarter finals match against Germany's Angelique Kerber. BIT SORE“I slipped and hit my head and it’s a bit sore,” Australian-born Konta, whose family moved to Eastbourne when she was a teenager, told the crowd. Sixth-seeded Wozniacki said: “She (Halep) came out with some amazing shots and I lost the first set, and she had the momentum in the second.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2017 03:56 UTC