Konta through to Italian Open semis

TIZIANA FABI / AFP

Johanna Konta is through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open.

The British number one beat Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 3-6 6-1 in Friday's quarter-final matchup.

She'll now play Kiki Bertens in the last four.

Meanwhile the other semi-final match-up will feature Karolina Pliskova taking on Greece's Maria Sakkari.

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