Injury ends Konta hopes

Johanna Konta’s hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals are over after she pulled out of next week’s Kremlin Cup with an injury to her left foot.

The British No 1 looked a near certainty to claim the final eighth spot for the showpiece in Singapore until Caroline Garcia’s remarkable run.

The Frenchwoman has taken advantage of Konta’s troubles with back-toback titles at the Wuhan and China Opens, two of the tour’s biggest events.

Konta could still have overtaken Garcia by reaching the final in Moscow but has not recovered from the foot problem that forced her to pull out of this week’s tournament in Hong Kong.

Johanna Konta: still troubled by foot injury.