Konta philosophical after early Melbourne exit


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020

Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2020 - Britain’s Johanna Konta shakes hands with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur after their match. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - British number one Johanna Konta was philosophical about her first-round exit from the Australian Open on Tuesday in only her second match since last year's U.S. Open.

The 12th seed, clearly not yet match fit on her return from a knee injury that cut short her 2019 season, lost 6-4 6-2 to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in just over an hour on court one.

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