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Konta into final round of qualifying

British number one Johanna Konta took her remarkable run to 23 wins in 25 matches with victory over France's Julie Coin in Linz, Austria.

Konta followed up Saturday's win against Anna Tatishvili with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Coin to reach the final round of qualifying at the WTA event.

The 24-year-old will play Czech Klara Koukalova, the world number 101, for a place in the main draw.

Konta reached a career-high ranking of 49 in the world last week.

She is playing for the first time since making it to the quarter-finals in Wuhan, China, where she beat world number two Simona Halep before losing narrowly to Venus Williams.