From Briton, the number two Johanna Konta has kept the pace of her run at the Aegon International arrived at an end against Swiss adolescent Belinda Bencic in the Eastbourne quarter-finals. Konta beaten two top- 20 players to achieve the last eight but then lost 2 6-0 6-3 to the 18-year-old. The Briton required restorative treatment in the changeover before the choosing set and couldn’t deny Bencic triumph.
“I’m really happy with the week in general. But I have been struggling with some things and it kind of caught up to me today. I have been on antibiotics this week. I have been ill. I have been slowly getting better, but it’s difficult to get better with energy levels when you play against such high level players.” Konta said.
Bencic will confront previous world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals after the second seed won 7-5 6-1 against Germany’s Andrea Petkovic. Konta, the world number 146, had effectively earned two of the finest wins of her vocation in Eastbourne – beating world number eight Ekaterina Makarova and 20th-positioned Garbine Muguruza. In any case, she couldn’t reproduce her prosperity against Bencic, who is viewed as one of the world’s best youthful female players. Konta broke Bencic’s opening serve before wrapping up the first set in 35 minutes with a pounding pro. Bencic, who has effectively come to a Grand Slam quarter-final at the 2014 US Open, hinted at her immeasurable potential by whitewashing Konta in the second set. Konta seemed unwell at the changeover, accepting treatment on court from a specialist, before being offered cleared to start the decider. In any case, world number 31 Bencic demonstrated her more prominent experience of playing at the top level to achieve the last four. Sloane Stephens, who beat British number one Heather Watson in the last 16, will meet 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska in the other semi-final.
