Johanna Konta is out of the Wuhan Open – after giving Venus Williams a major scare.

Konta led 5-3 in the deciding third set before being broken as she served for the win.

The Eastbourne player eventually went down 6-4 3-6 7-5 to the former world No.1 in the quarter-final.

The contest is being described as the match of the tournament so far.