Johanna Konta battles back to beat Wang Yafan in first round clash at Morocco Open Johanna Konta won against Wang Yafan in first round of the Morocco Open Konta prevailed with a 4-6 7-6 (0) 6-4 victory and saved three match points The British No 1 revealed after the game that she was 'proud' of her performance
By Press Association Sport Staff
Published: 18:19 BST, 30 April 2019 | Updated: 18:19 BST, 30 April 2019
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Johanna Konta saved three match points as she battled back to defeat Wang Yafan 4-6 7-6 (0) 6-4 in their first-round match at the Morocco Open in Rabat.
The British No 1 lost the opening set as both players' serve faltered but showed great determination to recover in her first match of the clay court season.
Konta, the world No 47 and the tournament's seventh seed, closed out the second set with a love tie-break only to then trail 3-1 in the decider following an early break by Wang.
