British wildcard downs Gajdosova

British wildcard Johanna Konta has taken out Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova in the opening round of the Aegon Classic in England.

Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova has suffered a disappointing first-round loss to British wildcard Johanna Konta in the first round of the Aegon Classic.

Konta dispatched the world number 60 Gajdosova 6-1 6-3 in less than an hour in Birmingham.

Konta said: "She's a great player and she has a great weight of shot, so I went out there to do my best and I'm very happy that I came through the match."

Australia's Casey Dellacqua was more successful meanwhile, defeating American Lauren Davis 6-4 6-1 in their opening round clash.


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