Johanna Konta gives British hopes a lift after injury scare in Sydney

• British No1 pulls out with injury before taking lucky loser spot
• Kyle Edmund and Andy Murray also not fully fit for Melbourne

Johanna Konta has calmed fears she could miss the Australian Open by taking up a lucky loser spot in the main draw of the Sydney International, just hours after retiring from a qualifying match with a neck injury.

The British No 1 withdrew from her second qualifier in Sydney against Ekaterina Alexandrova, of Russia, just 18 minutes into the match after hurting her neck in the warm-up. Konta was 4-1 down at the time.

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