Tennis news - Johanna Konta advances at Mexico Open while Cam Norrie beats Nishioka in Acapulco

ByPA Sport

Updated 27/02/2019 at 07:42 GMT

Britain’s Johanna Konta raced to a first-round win at the Mexico Open, prevailing in straight sets against doubles partner Laura Siegemund.

Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates breaking Heather Watson of Great Britain in the second set during Day Six of the Nature Valley Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre on June 14, 2018 in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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The 27-year-old, ranked 45 in the world and seeded eight in Acapulco, needed just an hour and 11 minutes on court to triumph 6-3 6-2.

She took an immediate break of serve in the opening set and broke twice in the second before sealing the win on her first match point.

Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates

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Konta won 82 per cent of points on her first serve and did not face a single break point.

Fellow Briton Cameron Norrie also progressed in Acapulco, beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.

Norrie, the world number 64, kept his nerve to clinch a 6-2 2-6 6-2 win in two hours and 18 minutes.

Cameron Norrie of Great Britain celebrates a point during a match against Jaume Munar of Spain during the ATP Rio Open 2019 at Jockey Club Brasileiro on February 20, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The pair traded breaks of serve throughout the match, but after taking the break at 4-2 of the decider, Norrie held on to the momentum and claimed victory two games later.

He will now face Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, the number four seed, in the second round.

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