Johanna Konta breezes past Kazakhstani Putintseva in Rome
09:10, 17 May 2017
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - British tennis player Johanna Konta stunned Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva in the second round of the 2017 Internationali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, Kazinform has learned from Sports.kz.
World №6 Konta needed almost two hours and six aces to edge out Putintseva in straight sets 6-3, 6-0.
The Brit will next face the winner of Venus Williams vs Lesia Tsurenko match.
Earlier at the tournament the American tennis legend Williams sent home another Kazakhstani Yaroslava Shvedova.