Painful Brexit for Konta as Su-Wei gets first big prey
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Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei knocked British seventh seed Johanna Konta out of the French Open, registering her first victory over a top 10 player.
Hsieh, the 31-year-old world number 109, triumphed 1-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 taking the tie on her second match point when Konta fired a forehand return into the net. Konta has yet to win a match in Paris in three main draw appearances.
“It was not easy as she is a great player. I had to fight for every point otherwise she would hit a winner or open the court,” said Hsieh, who goes on to face Taylor Townsend of the United States. Konta fired 37 winners but also 38 unforced errors.
In-form Ukrainian Elina Svitolina moved swiftly into the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, easing through a potentially tricky encounter against Yaroslava Shvedova with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.
The fifth seed, one of the pretournament favourites after winning the Rome meet, was just a cut above her Kazakh opponent, who has reached the quarter-finals here twice.
“I felt good on court played the important points well. Winning a big title just before coming here gave me a lot of confidence and I look forward to my next match,” Svitolina said courtside.