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Jodie Burrage receives first Team GB call-up for Billie Jean King Cup

Jodie Burrage will represent Team GB for the first time in the Billie Jean King Cup tie against Mexico in April.

The young star came to prominance playing in the Battle of the Brits events in 2020 and comes into Anne Keothavong's side following the withdrawl of Johanna Konta.

Konta has been struggling with a knee injury and wants to concentrate on the European clay court...

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Konta coming home after US Open capitulation

Johanna Konta was in complete control of her US Open second round match against Sorana Cirstea but saw her game fall apart as she succumbed to one of the worst defeats of her Grand Slam career.

The British number one was a set up and had break points at 5-5 in the second which would have left her serving for the match. Instead, Cirstea took the set to a tie-break and went on to win 2...

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Konta compares US Open bubble to a cruise ship after Watson victory

Having sailed through her all-British battle against Heather Watson in the first round at the US Open, Johanna Konta made a slightly unusual comparison for being in the bio-secure bubble of Flushing Meadows.

"Being here is like a cruise," said the British number one, who beat her compatriot 7-6, 6-1. "Well, I've never actually been on a cruise but this is how I imagined it would be...

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Williams wins but Konta suffers heart issues in WTA Tour return

Serena Williams recovered from a set and three break points down to beat Bernarda Pera at the Top Seed Open, her first event since February.

The 23-times Grand Slam champion lost the first set 6-4 and was 0-40 on her serve at 4-4 in the second but rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory to set up a second round match against her sister Venus.

British No.1 Johanna Konta revealed...

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Dart dominates as Bulldogs hold on to win the Battle of the Brits

Harriet Dart produced dominant performances in both the women's singles and mixed doubles to help the British Bulldogs to overall victory against the Union Jacks in the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event in London.

Dart enjoyed a 6-4, 7-6 win against Jodie Burrage before a winner-takes-all doubles contest as she teamed up with Joe Salisbury to face Heather Watson and Jamie Murray...

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Konta finds form but Burrage and Murray lose at Battle of the Brits

Johanna Konta recovered from her defeat to Jodie Burrage on the opening day of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis event to win her second singles match, beating Katie Boulter 2-6 7-6 10-6.

Maia Lumsden was the winner of Day 2's only other women's singles contest with a 5-7 6-4 10-7 victory over Alicia Barnett.

Burrage was back in action in the mixed doubles alongside Andy...

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Konta joins Halep in withdrawing from Palermo Open

Johanna Konta has withdrawn from next week's Palermo Open in Italy, the first tournament back on the WTA Tour since lockdown began in March.

The British No.1 was planning to play in the Sicilian city to prepare for the US Open starting at the end of August but will now focus on other events following her surprise defeat to Jodie Burrage at the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis...

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Burrage beats Konta in Battle of the Brits

Jodie Burrage was the big winner on the opening day of the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis tournament, beating British No.1 Johanna Konta 6-4 6-3.

There was another surprise when Katie Boulter - recent winner of the Progress Tour Women's Championships, where she beat Burrage in the final - lost to Emma Raducanu by the same scoreline.

In the other women's singles match, there...

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Battle of the Brits preview: do you know your Union Jacks from your British Bulldogs?

Following on from the success of his Battle of the Brits event for the country's top male tennis players, Grand Slam winning doubles star Jamie Murray has adapted the format for a mixed, Ryder Cup-style team event taking place at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton from 27 July to 2 August.

The Teams

A total of 26 players have been split into two teams - the Union Jacks and...

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Konta confident US Open will go ahead

Johanna Konta still believes the US Open will go ahead next month despite the sport's stuttering return from lockdown.

Both the WTA Tour and ATP have been forced to cancel further events due to the continuing coronavirus crisis, although the WTA is set to return at the Palermo Open in Italy starting on 3 August.

World No.14 Konta begins her preparations at this week's Battle...

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