Calmness keeps Konta among the world's best

Britain's Johanna Konta, who lost her chance for a dream debut at the WTA Finals in Singapore, has picked herself up and returned to top-seed form for the Tour's year-end event in Zhuhai this week.

Konta was bumped from Singapore when Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova won the Kremlin Cup in Moscow and leapfrogged into the last spot in the eight-player showcase.

"It was definitely not an ideal situation for any player in Singapore, but I think to be an alternate is also an accomplishment in its own way. It shows that I played a consistent year on the Tour," Konta told China Daily on Tuesday.