ten player Daria Kasatkina and third seed Karolína Plíšková en route to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Elina Svitolina. She did not play in another tournament following the US Open, and finished the year as No. 12. 2020: Mixed results, steady ranking Starting her season at the Brisbane International, Konta lost in the first round to Barbora Strýcová. She then participated at the Australian Open, where she suffered a shock first-round exit to Ons Jabeur. Her next tournament was at St. Petersburg, where, in receipt of a first round bye, she lost to qualifier Océane Dodin in the second round. Her next tournament was at Monterrey, where she reached the semifinals, defeating Kim Clijsters, Tatjana Maria, and Anastasia Potapova, before falling to eventual runner-up Marie Bouzková. She was scheduled to play at Indian Wells, but the tour was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her first event upon the tour's resumption was at Lexington, where she lost in the first round to Bouzková in straight sets for the second consecutive meeting. She reached the semifinals at the Western & Southern Open, which was held in New York due to the pandemic. She defeated Kirsten Flipkens, Vera Zvonareva, and Maria Sakkari, before falling to the eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka. At the US Open she beat her compatriot Heather Watson in the first round before losing to Sorana Cîrstea in the second round. Her next tournament was at Rome, where she defeated Irina-Camelia Begu, before falling to Garbiñe Muguruza in the third round. She then participated at the French Open, where she lost in the first round to Coco Gauff. She ended the year ranked No. 14 in the world. 2021: Nottingham title, struggles with form, rankings drop, retirement At the Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne, Konta won her first match of the year against Bernarda Pera, before losing to Irina-Camelia Begu. Australian Open, Konta retired from her first-round match against Kaja Juvan with an abdominal injury. Konta lost in the first round to Shelby Rogers in Adelaide, second round to Petra Kvitová in Miami, second round to Anastasija Sevastova in Madrid, and first round to Jeļena Ostapenko in Rome. Konta lost in the first round of the French Open to Sorana Cîrstea. Konta won her first title in four years at the Nottingham Open on grass, beating Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Kateryna Kozlova, Alison Van Uytvanck and Nina Stojanović to reach the