Johanna Konta fails to reach quarter-finals of Italian Open

Britain's Johanna Konta failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after losing to Misaki Doi in three sets.

The 24-year-old, who is ranked 23rd in the world, was on the losing end of a 6-4 5-7 2-6 result on the clay court in Rome.

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Konta started the match strongly by nabbing an instant double break, and despite dropping serve, the Brit was able to maintain her advantage to take a one-set lead.

The second set did not go as smoothly as Konta lost serve three times in a row after going an initial break up against Doi.

Konta tried to recover with another double break, but the damage was already done, and her opponent forced the match into a deciding set.

The Brit squandered three break points in the third as Doi managed to come through and book a spot in the final eight.