Johanna Konta’s hopes of Italian Open glory were dashed as Karolina Pliskova powered her way to victory in Rome. The fourth seed claimed her second title of the season with a 6-3 6-4 win over the British number one. Pliskova broke in the second game of the first set and although the unseeded Konta made life difficult throughout, she made just five unforced errors to take it 6-3. "@JohannaKonta speaks after reaching the @InteBNLdItalia final 💪 pic.twitter.com/fo2vQkds6B — WTA (@WTA) May 19, 2019Konta’s response was concerted as the second set went with serve before she had the opportunity to establish a 4-3 lead. However, despite saving three break points, she was unable to fend off Pliskova a fourth time as the Czech made what proved to be a decisive move.

Source: Irish Examiner May 19, 2019 12:56 UTC