Jo Konta's bid to reach WTA Finals hit by stomach blow as Brit withdraws from Hong Kong Open - The Mirror

Konta can still be overtaken in the race to Singapore by Dominika Cibulkova, Carla Suarez Navarro or Svetlana Kuznetsova

Jo Konta's bid to qualify for the WTA Finals for the first time took a huge blow when she pulled out of the Hong Kong Open with a stomach injury.

The British No 1 had broken into the top eight for the first time by reaching the final of the China Open on Sunday.

But Konta can still be overtaken in the race to Singapore by Dominika Cibulkova , Carla Suarez Navarro or Svetlana Kuznetsova. And the Eastbourne-based star has not entered the final qualifying events in Moscow or Luxembourg next week so could ask for a wildcard – if fit.

Konta said: “I need to look after my body first - I’ve only got one - so I really have to make sure I make the right decisions for my health.”

British involvement in the former colony is over after Heather Watson lost 6-3 6-3 to Caroline Wozniacki .

Andy Murray will face David Goffin in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters after beating Lucas Pouille 6-1 6-3.

Nick Kyrgios has been fined £13,500 for his lack of effort during his second-round defeat on Wednesday.

An ATP statement read: “After completion of the on-site investigation, Kyrgios received the on-site maximum fine of $10,000 (£8,200) for lack of best efforts, as well as a $5,000 (£4,100) fine for verbal abuse of a spectator and a $1,500 (£1,200) fine for unsportsmanlike conduct.”