Konta eyes Open duck

Johanna Konta is confident she can break her French Open duck this year.

The British No 1 faces Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan in the first round as she bids to win a main draw match at Roland Garros for the first time.

Konta, 27, insists she is feeling at home on the clay following her run to the last 16 of last week’s Italian Open, where she eventually lost to reigning French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

“This year I’ve had some really great matches on the clay,” she said.

“I feel very comfortable on this surface. I’ve simplified a lot of things for this season.”