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Johanna Konta: British number one gets 2018 off to winning start in Brisbane

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British number one Johanna Konta came from a set down to get 2018 off to a winning start with victory over Madison Keys at the Brisbane International.

Konta, who has not won since August, defeated the American 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Playing her first match under her new coach Michael Joyce, the 26-year-old dropped her serve at 4-5 in the first set.

The win ends a run of five successive defeats for Konta since the Cincinnati Open.

"It was my first match in quite a while and it was a tough first round, Madison is a great player," Konta told BT Sport.