Hsieh credits her victory with the fact she's having fun on the court.
"It's not really easy to play the seeded in the first round: they play all the big tournaments, they are very positive, their mental is very tough, their body is big and strong," the 31-year-old Hsieh said. "For me it's just like I go there, I enjoy my tennis, and I try to do my shot ... so I just try to be positive on the court.
"I was making jokes yesterday, saying 'coach, I'm so nervous everywhere, I cannot play' and then when you make it funny you feel more relaxed on the court."
Hsieh had to dig deep after Konta got off to a flying start, with the Briton winning 13 of the first 15 points and going on to take the first set in just 26 minutes.
"I was thinking 'oh my God I play so bad.' I was missing a lot of balls and of course my mental went down a little bit so I say second set we start again, I don't think too much about the first set," Hsieh added.
Konta has now lost all three matches she's played at the French Open over her career.
The 26-year-old has won just four main draw matches on clay but she believes she is improving on the red surface.
"I know results-wise it doesn't reflect it necessarily, but the conversations I have with my coach and the way I feel, I've actually made a lot of improvements on this surface with every match that I played," Konta said. "I really felt that growth-wise and even level-wise I did improve with every single point, game, and set, and match that I played throughout the season.
"It's unfortunate that I didn't get the chance to play another match here, because I definitely was enjoying my time on the surface and I wanted the season to continue on the clay."
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