• Kyle Edmund and Andy Murray also not fully fit for Melbourne
Johanna Konta has calmed fears she could miss the Australian Open by taking up a lucky loser spot in the main draw of the Sydney International, just hours after retiring from a qualifying match with a neck injury.
The British No 1 withdrew from her second qualifier in Sydney against Ekaterina Alexandrova, of Russia, just 18 minutes into the match after hurting her neck in the warm-up. Konta was 4-1 down at the time.
Written by Kevin Mitchell in Sydney
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/06/johanna-konta-australian-open-andy-murray-kyle-edmund under the title “Johanna Konta gives British hopes a lift after injury scare in Sydney”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
