Konta beats Kerber after Eastbourne injury scare

Johanna Konta has been cleared to continue competing at the Aegon International after slipping and hitting her head during her quarter-final defeat of Angelique Kerber.

The 26-year-old was down for five minutes and 20 seconds amid a wider stoppage of around ten minutes, screaming and crying after falling when on the brink of the semifinals at Eastbourne.

After receiving the attention of both world No 1 Kerber and medical staff, she recovered to earn a fourth match point and break Kerber to secure a 6-3, 6-4 victory and join fellow Briton Heather Watson in the last four.

Konta had earlier defeated French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 and today faces Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.

“I got checked out and I’ve got no signs of concussion,” she said.

“I’m actually feeling not too bad.”