Konta starts clay-court campaign with Madrid win

British No 1 Johanna Konta just registered her first win in the Madrid Open by seeing off Yulia Putintseva.

In the match which lasted two sets saw the 29 year old Konta come out victorious with 6-4 6-2 over Putintseva of Kazakhstan

The 18th ranked female tennis player win in the first round of Madrid Open makes it her 3rd win in 2021 after 7 matches.

Konta will be facing the winner between Anastasija Sevastova and Ana Bogdan in the next round of the campaign.