Konta progresses at Eastbourne but must up her game for Wozniacki

Johanna Konta has progressed to the third round of the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne after overcoming Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets.

She will next face world No9 2 Caroline Wozniacki and will need to improve despite the convincing 6-1, 6-3 scoreline.

The 27-year-old perhaps benefited from Krunic hurting herself by slipping into the net during the first set and requiring treatment before the start of the second.

Having begun confidently to break the world No 39 in the fourth game, Konta, below, stuttered on her own serve before securing a further break, then the opening set by serving with greater authority.

It was then that Krunic was given lengthy treatment on her thigh, which included it being heavily wrapped in a bandage.

Konta, the world No 22, then secured the first of two further breaks in the fifth game of the second set before convincingly taking victory in an hour and 14 minutes with a fine volley on match point.

Compatriot Harriet Dart was earlier eliminated in a 6-3, 6-4 defeat by Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova. Dart, 21, had impressed on Monday in securing the biggest victory of her career by overcoming Czech Kristyna Pliskova, but similarly struggled with her thigh strapped up.

There was also a victory for third seed Petra Kvitova - 7-5 6-3 over Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko.