Jo Konta brings her dog Bono into her press conference to help her recover from straight sets defeat at Nature Valley Classic Jo Konta brought her dog into her press conference after loss in Birmingham Konta was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Jelena Ostapenko at the Nature Valley Classic British women's No 1 was cheered up by posing for pictures with her dog Bono By Jeorge Bird For Mailonline Published: 18:25 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 18:25 BST, 19 June 2019 Viewcomments Jo Konta suffered frustration in the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham on Wednesday as she was knocked out of the tournament in straight sets by Jelena Ostapneko. However, the British women's No 1 was soon cheered up after bringing her dog Bono into her post-match press conference. Konta has made no secret of her love for her German dog and smiled as she posed for pictures with Bono. British women's No 1 Jo Konta posed for pictures with her dog Bono after her defeat Konta lost in straight sets at the Nature Valley Classic but her dog cheered her up It will seemingly take more than that, however, for Konta to get over her defeat to Ostapenko, with the Latvian having won 6-3, 6-4. Ostapenko went into the game having not beaten a top-20 player this year, but dominated the encounter against Konta. Konta brought her dog into the press conference after the game in Birmingham Konta lost 6-3, 6-4 by Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the Nature Valley Classic Konta will be seeking to bounce back quickly going into Wimbledon. The 28-year-old reached the semi-finals at the French Open earlier this month. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility