Johanna Konta crashes out of French Open in first round after defeat to unseeded Hsieh Su-wei

Johanna Konta has been knocked out of the French Open in the first round by unseeded opponent Hsieh Su-wei.

Konta, who was beaten in the Australian Open quarter-final by Serena Williams earlier this year, lost 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 to Hsieh.

The 26-year-old has played in the main draw at Roland Garros three times and has suffered defeat on each of those ocassions.

Konta's remarkable improvement over the last couple of years does not yet extend to clay.

The 26-year-old is far from unique in finding movement on the surface troublesome, and she arrived in Paris with just three clay wins under her belt this season.

Konta wasted no time stamping her authority on proceedings, hitting the ball with customary clout off both forehand and backhand.

Hsieh was left helpless and, although she got on the board in the fourth game, the first set was over in just 24 minutes.

Hsieh fared better in the second set, with her unconventional game beginning to frustrate Konta and draw more errors.

Having won just five points in seven previous Konta service games, Hsieh should have broken at 4-3 but netted a routine smash with the court at her mercy.

The British number one then missed three chances to move 6-5 ahead and had to save a set point to force a tie-break.

Konta took the opening two points but Hsieh's clever use of slice and drop shots had given her the mental edge and she reeled off seven straight points to level the match.

Having been unable to break down Hsieh's game, Konta looked short of ideas and she soon found herself in real trouble.

Hsieh took two of three consecutive breaks and then saved four break points serving for the match, clinching it when Konta netted a return.

Additional reporting by PA