Great Britain number five Jonanna Konta has refused to get too downhearted after her US Open exit, despite losing a 5-2 lead in the final set.
Konta, ranked 203 in the world, impressed in the qualifying rounds and beat another higher-ranked opponent in the first round but fell agonisingly close in the second against 67 in the world Belarusian Olga Govortsova.
However, the 21-year-old was keen to focus on the positives after her exit.
"Obviously I would have liked to have made it one more but I think there's a lot of positives from this tournament for me," Konta said. "I believe she raised her level and I unfortunately didn't. I wasn't moving as well as I would have liked and I wasn't serving as well as I would have liked, but credit to her. She played a very solid five games.
"I do not feel, coming off the court, that I let it go. I will speak to my coach Louis Cayer and I will do things differently. I have to improve from every match, win or lose.
"It's definitely positive. I had three very tough rounds in qualifying and this was my first Grand Slam qualifying event ever, so I do think I'm heading in the right direction and picking up on things quickly."
Konta's defeat means that Laura Robson is the last surviving British female competitor at the US Open.
Matt Domm
