Briton Jo Konta suffered from heart palpitations during her match against Czech Marie Bouzkova (6-4, 6-4) on Monday in the first round of the Lexington tournament in Kentucky, requiring medical treatment after her defeat .
Seeded No. 3 in the tournament marking the return of professional tennis to the United States after a five-month hiatus due to coronavirus, the 29-year-old appeared uncomfortable in the first set, pressing her neck with two fingers to measure his pulse, before resuming play.
“It took a while for it to calm down, down to about 4-3 in the first set. After that I was able to concentrate on tennis, ”said Konta, who felt“ a little dizzy at the end ”. She explained that she was prone to sudden palpitations which can cause her heart rate to skyrocket. “He's increasing for no reason… We hadn't played a long point by then, I didn't feel tired. And yet, I no longer had any strength. " The Briton said it was the fourth time she had been affected by this type of problem during a tournament or in training.
“We don't know why this happens, it's in stressful situations, in non-stressful situations. In those moments, I can't function for the first few seconds, ”she further described. "I'm worried. I'm going to have another EKG (...) But now it probably won't happen again for a year or something like that," Jo Konta concluded.
Among the other matches of the day, note the qualification of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (N.2) at the expense of American Madison Brengle 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2. Tuesday will mark the entry into the running of star Serena Williams against Bernarda Pera.
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