Jo on the back foot

JOHANNA KONTA has joined fellow British No.1 Andy Murray on the sidelines with a foot injury.

Konta (above) has pulled out of next week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow, where she needed to reach the final to land a place in the WTA Finals

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in Singapore this month. She has lost her last five matches, having risen to world No.4 after winning a tour event in Miami and becoming the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semifinals in 39 years.