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Wimbledon 2018: Johanna Konta beats Natalia Vikhlyantseva to advance

British number one Johanna Konta reached the Wimbledon second round by beating Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva but made it harder than necessary.

Konta, a semi-finalist last year, got the crucial break in the 11th game of the first set and was an early break up in the second before being pegged back in a 7-5 7-6 (9-7) win.

The 22nd seed needed her sixth match point to beat the 21-year-old.

Konta, 26, faces Alize Cornet or Dominica Cibulkova next.

More to follow.