10 February 2020

Johanna Konta returns to winning ways with doubles victory at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy

Johanna Konta returned to winning ways after an injury lay off as she secured a doubles victory alongside Caroline Garcia in the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

The Briton and her French partner beat Germany's Vivian Heisen and Valeriya Strakhova 6-3 3-6 10-5 to reach the last eight in Russia.

It was Konta's first match since the Australian Open, where she was eliminated in the first round by Tunisian Ons Jabeur.

Britain's No. 1 sat out of her nation's Fed Cup defeat to Slovakia last week as she felt she 'needed to take care' of her body.

The world No. 12 has not reached a Grand Slam semi-final since the French Open last year, where she was beaten by Marketa Vondrousova.

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