FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - September 27, 2020 Britain's Johanna Konta in action during her first round match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Briton Johanna Konta said she was in shock after an abdominal injury abruptly ended her Australian Open challenge in the first-round on Tuesday even though she was leading Slovenia's Kaja Juvan 6-4 0-2.
Konta, seeded 13th at Melbourne Park, left the court for a medical timeout to get treatment on her abdomen when serving at 5-4 in the opening set.
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