Johanna Konta crashes out of US Open as Novak Djokovic beats the heat

• British No 1 loses to sixth seed Carolina Garcia 6-2, 6-2
• Serb battles back to win thanks to 10-minute break

As the mercury climbed, the players fell – literally in some cases – on a day better for tanning than tennis at the US Open. Britain’s No 1 woman, Johanna Konta, brought up on the northern beaches of Sydney but vulnerable to extreme heat in the past, was one of the non-medical casualties, while four others quit through exhaustion, cramping or injury.

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