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China Open: Johanna Konta beats Karolina Pliskova to reach quarter-finals

British number one Johanna Konta reached the China Open quarter-finals by beating world number six Karolina Pliskova for the first time.

Konta, ranked 14th, claimed a 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-2) victory against the Czech in a rain-delayed match in Beijing.

Konta, 25, led 4-1 when the players were forced off, returning to win the first set in just 23 minutes on court.

Pliskova levelled after converting her seventh break point, but Konta recovered to win a final-set tie-break.

More to follow.