Briton Johanna Konta stuns Venus Williams at Australian Open

Australian-born Brit produces one of the shocks of the first round in her first appearance at Melbourne

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Britain's Johanna Konta caused a major upset at the Australian Open by beating eighth seed Venus Williams in straight sets. The 24-year-old Konta, Britain's number one ranked female player, needed just 79 minutes to beat her American opponent 6-4, 6-2 in the first round.

"Right now it is still very much a blur," admitted Konta, who lost in the first round at her two warm-up tournaments and is appearing in her first Australian Open. "When the draw came out and I saw who I was playing, I was just hoping to stay out there more than an hour."

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