The boot was on the other foot as Johanna Konta was dumped out in the first round of the French Open by German Julia Goerges.

Konta’s remarkable rise up the rankings came on the back of upsets at the US Open, where she reached the fourth round, and Australian Open, where she brilliantly made the semi-finals.

She went into the year’s second grand slam seeded 20th and surely with hopes of another lengthy run in the unpredictable women’s draw.

But Eastbourne-based Konta, above, ran into a player in the mood for a scalp and world No.57 Goerges was exceptional in a 6-2 6-3 victory.

The German, who was once ranked in the top 15, crunched 30 winners in the match compared to just four from Konta.

The British No.1, seeded at a slam for the first time, will now hope to make more of an impression on the grass at Wimbledon.

Konta said: “I try to always do a really good job of leaving my work on the court. No one died. I’m healthy.

“I’m not going to beat myself up too much. I think it’s always important to be kind to yourself.”

Laura Robson’s struggles continued as she suffered a 6-2 6-2 loss to Andrea Petkovic in her first round match.

It was an extremely tough tie for Robson, the lowest-ranked player in the women’s draw, against a player seeded 28 who reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros two years ago.

Since 2014 and the start of the wrist problems that have derailed her career, Robson has not beaten a top-100 opponent and is languishing at 329 in the rankings.

After her protected ranking, under which she was playing here, runs out next month, Robson will find herself having to battle it out on the low-key ITF circuit.

Her ability to hit winners remains but too often the 22-year-old relies solely on her power and a tally of 37 unforced errors in 16 games against Petkovic told its own story.