Johanna Konta beats Anastasija Sevastova in first round of China Open
Britain’s Johanna Konta banished memories of her US Open defeat by Anastasija Sevastova as she swept past the Latvian at the China Open.
Konta lost to Sevastova in New York last month but dominated in Beijing, winning 6-1 6-1 and dropping just one point on her first serve.
She goes on to face Hungary’s world number 25 Timea Babos in round two.
In the men’s event, Kyle Edmund beat Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 to qualify for the main draw.
Andy Murray is the top seed in Beijing and will open his campaign against Italy’s Andreas Seppi later in the week.
More to follow.