Johanna Konta withdraws from Connecticut Open with viral illness to deal blow to US Open preparations
British No 1 forced to pull out of her second-round match against Carla Suarez Navarro
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Your support makes all the difference.Johanna Konta's preparations for next week's US Open suffered a blow after she was forced to withdraw from the Connecticut Open in New Haven due to a viral illness.
The British number one, who beat German Laura Siegemund 6-2m 7-5 on Monday, was scheduled to face Carla Suarez Navarro but tournament organisers announced she had pulled out beforehand, giving her opponent a walkover win to the quarter-finals.
The world number 46 is currently the only British woman with direct entry into the main draw of the US Open – which begins on 27 August – where last year she was seeded seventh and suffered a shock defeat in the first round.
Konta, who last year became the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals, was enjoying an encouraging North American hardcourt campaign after reaching the quarter-finals in San Jose and round of 16 in Montreal.
Three weeks ago in San Jose, Konta handed 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams the worst defeat of her career in her most impressive win of the season.
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