Johanna Konta battling not to be caught cold by Caroline Garcia at US Open

• Konta: ‘I’m bunged up but loads better’
• British No 1 leads head-to-head 3-2 with Garcia

Johanna Konta, struck down by a heavy virus only a week ago, still sounds as if she would be better off watching the US Open on TV than playing the sixth seed, Caroline Garcia, in the first round on Tuesday but she insists she is fit to be a contender.

“As you can probably hear, I’m bunged up but loads better,” she said. “I started hitting yesterday, so it’s good.”

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