Konta hits a first double fault of the set before she sends another forehand long and hands Halep three set points.

And the Romanian hits a spectacular cross-court forehand winner to take the first set in just 28 minutes.

A quality set from world number five Halep.

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Konta needs to just rein her tennis in slightly.

She sends another huge forehand over the baseline and Halep takes the game with a terrific serve.

Romania a game away from the first set now.

Change of ends and Halep's strong forehand continues.

And she's winning the battle of the big hits at the moment as Konta eventually sends a weak forehand into the net.

The Brit opts for another drop-shot but Halep is right onto it and smashes a backhand down the line. She's so accurate with her aggressive shots.

Konta eventually shows some firepower though as she takes the game to 30-30.

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Konta tries a beautiful drop-shot but Simona Halep is just so quick.

She sprints to the net and floats a passing shot down the line. Konta is struggling to find a way around this Romanian.

But the Brit is tough. Halep sends a return over the baseline and Britain are on the board.

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent in Cluj

It's cool and overcast, and there's the threat of rain and hail later, which could yet force this tie into a third day if a deciding doubles rubber is required.

Monica Niculescu is once again sitting in the captain's chair for Romania, and there was a huge roar from a not yet capacity crowd to greet that early break of serve for Halep.

And Halep takes the fourth game.

Konta only managed one point in that game but she'll serve now to find a way back into this set.

It appears that some members of the crowd have brought their tissues with them. And they're waving them at Johanna Konta.

Let's hope they're not a distraction for the Brit. She needs to focus here.

She's won a point on the Romanian's serve but she's struggling against Halep's serve...

And she's done it.

The Romanian has come out of the blocks firing.

Konta fires into the net and Halep takes the third game - she's putting all of yesterday's frustration into her tennis.

Konta needs to find something quickly.

Konta is being slightly too aggressive. She's really pumped up for this one but the ball is just flying off her strings. 

She saves one break point but Halep has another chance to take her third successive game...

Johanna Konta hasn't quite found her range yet this morning.

And she's already having trouble with the crowd.   

Halep backs up her break with a love service game and she leads Konta by two games.

It's not the start Johanna Konta would have wanted.

Simona Halep breaks her in the first game. 

And the crowd will get noisier by the minute.

*denotes next server

I'll be doing my best to describe all of the action here on day two in Constanta.

But, you can also use the play button at the top of the screen to watch live. 

We're under way in the third rubber of this Fed Cup tie.

Konta to serve first...

So what's coming up today?

• Johanna Konta v Simona Halep from 09:00 BST
• Heather Watson v Irina-Camelia Begu
• Jocelyn Rae & Laura Robson v Sorana Cirstea & Monica Niculescu

Ilie Nastase - a former world number one - had also caused controversy in the build-up to the tie after being heard making a derogatory comment about Serena Williams' unborn child.

He will not return to the venue today, but the tennis must go on.

And Illie Nastase was not stopping there.

As he was escorted from the venue, he then turned his frustrations to journalist Eleanor Crooks.

Press Association Sport reported that their tennis correspondent Crooks was also subject to Nastase's remarks before play started on Saturday.

PA have sent details to the International Tennis Federation.  

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But that's not quite everything.

Following the conclusion of the second singles rubber, Sorana Cirstea claimed Konta had "overreacted". 

"Someone crying cannot stop a match," she told BBC Sport.

"Why did we stop? Only because Johanna cried? I have never cried on the court because someone told me something. You have to toughen up."

• Johanna Konta won the first set 6-2 but proceedings began to unravel in the second set.
• Konta and Keothavong complained of calling out from the crowd at 1-1, and Ilie Nastase was involved in a discussion with officials in which he used foul and abusive language. 
• Nastase then swore at both Konta and Keothavong multiple times and was sent off.
• Konta went 3-1 down and broke down in tears before the umpire suspended play.
• Halep spoke to the crowd during the suspension to try to calm the situation.
• When play resumed, Konta won five games in a row to win the match 6-2 6-3 and level the tie at 1-1.

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But that proved to be the only straightforward game of the day.

Things started to get a little more heated in the second singles rubber.

In Johanna Konta's match against Sorana Cirstea, Romania captain Ilie Nastase was sent off and later banned from the tie after an incident that left Konta in tears and the match suspended for about 25 minutes.

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Let's start with the tennis.

In Saturday's first match Britain's Heather Watson, ranked 113, was beaten by world number five Simona Halep, who won 26 of the last 33 points on her way to a comfortable 6-4 6-1 victory.