Tennis-Konta withdraws from the Montreal hardfield event due to injury

(Reuters) – Britain’s Johanna Konta withdrew from her last 16 matches against Coco Gauff at the Canadian Open on Thursday due to a knee injury, organizers said by giving infantry to her American opponent.

Konta’s last event was the Nottingham Open in June, where he won the grass field championship during Wimbledon.

The 30-year-old had to withdraw from the Grand Slam after a member of his team had a positive COVID-19 virus and later left the Tokyo Olympics after receiving the virus.

After returning to operations in Montreal, Konta advanced from the opening round when Chinese Zhang Shuai retired with a leg injury and then returned from the set to shock third-seed Elina Svitolina in the second round to host a match with Gauff.

The Cincinnati hardfield event kicks off Monday, and the US Open kicks off Aug. 30.

(Reported by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; edited by Stephen Coates)