Britain’s
Johanna Konta was beaten 6-4 , 7-6, and
7-1 by world number two Simona Halep to exit the Cincinnati Open in the
quarter-finals.
Konta, who
beat the Romanian in the last eight of Wimbledon, took an early lead in a first
set that featured five breaks of serve before Halep triumphed.
The
Romanian went 4-1 up in the second and, despite Konta saving five match points,
took the match on a tie-break.
Nick
Kyrgios beat Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5 in the last eight.
Nadal, will
return to world number one on Monday for the first time since July 2014, taking
over from the injured Andy Murray.
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