Johanna Konta was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open, St Petersburg Open and Brisbane InternationalBritish number one Johanna Konta beat Kim Clijsters 6-3 7-5 at the Monterrey Open to claim her first win of 2020. Konta failed to convert two early break points, but made the breakthrough in the seventh as she won four straight games to take the first set. The second set was much tighter and looked set for a tie-break but an unforced error from the 36-year-old Belgian handed Konta the win. World number 16 Konta faces Heather Watson's conqueror Tatjana Maria in the next round. British number two Watson, who won the Mexican Open last week, had led 4-1 in the final set against the German, but eventually lost 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 5-7.

Source: BBC March 03, 2020 19:32 UTC