British female tennis players faced yet another loss at the US Open as Johanna Konta was knocked out of the competition by Caroline Garcia in the first round on Tuesday.
27-year old Konta followed fellow British tennis star Heather Watson out of the competition after her 6-2 6-2 loss in the first round. Garcia put on a remarkable display to contain the British star that came in after a series of wins over grand slam champion Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Jelena Ostapenko weeks before the US Open.
An Unenergetic Konta
Konta looked unenergetic and incapable of outdoing the dominant Garcia throughout the competition. Perhaps a recent illness that saw the British number one bed-ridden for three days had something to do with her sub-par performance.
Nevertheless, the 27-year-old had insisted before the competition she was feeling healthy and ready to perform. She started the match poorly and allowed Garcia to dominate nearly half of her service points.
The French star missed six chances throughout the game and although the British player showed some signs of resistance; Garcia emerged victoriously.
“I didn’t have a good serving day, so that definitely hurt me, especially because she was serving well,” Konta said after the event.
Apart from dominating first serves with a 70% win rate, Garcia also dominated second serves and won 4 out of 10 break points. She looked the better player in every way and won deservedly.
