Johanna Konta: British number one out of Hong Kong Open

British number one johanna konta has pulled out of subsequent week's hong kong open with a foot harm, however hopes to go back in moscow the following week.

Konta, 26, presently holds the 8th and very last qualifying position for this month's season-ending wta finals.

Losing to monica niculescu on this week's china open took her losing streak to 5 suits and opened the door for different players to overtake her.

Her finals area may be sealed depending on effects at the china open.

She became overwhelmed by way of romania's global variety sixty five niculescu in her opening suit in beijing on sunday, persevering with a winless run on the way to now increase to at the least eight weeks.

The world range seven defined herself as "very upset" after a left-foot harm forced her to pull out of hong kong.

The wta finals get below way in singapore on 22 october, and konta might nonetheless need to earn factors in moscow the week earlier than to at ease her region.

She missed out on qualifying for the primary time on the ultimate day of the regular season in 2016.