Johanna Konta beaten convincingly by Marie Bouzkova in Monterrey Open

Konta, the tournament's second seed, had progressed to the last four in Mexico on the back of her first victories of 2020.

Bouzkova, a former junior US Open champion, has risen up the rankings to 57 - and the 21-year-old secured a crucial break in the sixth game as she went on to claim the opening set.

World number 16 Konta, carrying a knee problem which required some strapping, had managed to hold two key service games before another costly unforced error saw the Briton broken again.

Bouzkova then saved a couple of break points on her next serve to close out victory, winning 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 41 minutes, to reach a first final on the main WTA Tour.