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Great Britain’s Jo Konta beats world No8 Ekaterina Makarova at Eastbourne

Great Britain’s Jo Konta claimed the biggest scalp of her career by beating the world No8 Ekaterina Makarova at Eastbourne.

Konta, in the tournament on a wild card, came through 6-2, 6-4 against the Russian at the Devonshire Park grass-court event to reach the third round.

The 24-year-old, who competed for Australia before gaining British citizenship in 2012, is ranked 146th but has been handed a wild card into Wimbledon which begins next Monday.