18 as her ranking climbed to a new high despite her opening-round loss at Roland Garros. I definitely don't see why I won't be a position to win a title like this one. “I knew at the age of nine I wanted to be the best player in the world.”. [50], Konta then moved into the grass-court season by playing at the Aegon Classic as a wild card. [260] She prefers to attack from the baseline, rather than to come to the net to volley. Johanna Konta's nail-biting quarter-final clash could be the most-watched women's Wimbledon match ever, BBC viewing figures show. [42] The following week, seeded third in Australian Open qualifying, Konta won her first match against Grace Min,[43] but lost for the second year in succession in the second qualifying round, in straight sets to Ukrainian Olga Savchuk. By reaching the semifinals, Konta became the first British female player to reach that stage of the French Open since Jo Durie in 1983. [20], Konta won her first ITF singles title at a $10k tournament in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly before her 17th birthday in May 2008. John McEnroe was born in Germany but he is very American, so it's irrelevant. She also played on the ITF circuit, reaching the semifinals at Albuquerque and the second round at Nantes. On resuming WTA play, Konta was eliminated prior to the quarterfinals of her next three tournaments,[215][216][217] [154] She had already travelled to Singapore to practice,[155] only to be pipped for the final place less than 24 hours before the start of the event when Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title in Moscow. I think when U2 tweets you, you know that your life is pretty much made.'. [268][269] In December 2012, the Lawn Tennis Association announced that Konta was one of 21 players set to receive the LTA's funding next season, which is supported through Team Aegon. This week, she was cleared of causing the death of an elderly American whose wife crashed into her car in Florida last month. / Archives for Johanna Konta sister. After her defeat Konta said: 'She showed why she's a five-time champion.
[195] She pulled out of the tournament on the morning of her semifinal because of a back injury she sustained in her quarterfinal match against Kerber, raising questions over her fitness for Wimbledon the following week. @jokonta91, A post shared by @ evamumford on Jan 5, 2017 at 11:51pm PST. [219], After the Fed Cup Konta returned to clay court action. Having just missed out on a place in the WTA Finals due to Svetlana Kuznetsova's dramatic lunge past her via the Kremlin Cup, the 24-year-old has one more tournament to play: next week's WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. “I’m very happy, very pleased to be representing Great Britain,” said Konta. The match attracted the biggest audience for a women's match at Wimbledon, according to BBC records dating back to 2009. The British number one, … Ever since her dramatic run to the semi-finals of the 2016 Australian Open, Konta has faced questions as to whether she would 'come home' to her birth country. [196], Konta showed no ill-effects of the injury as she faced Hsieh Su-wei in the opening round of a grand slam for the second time in a row, defeating her in straight sets. The comments below have not been moderated. [278], Konta split with Carril and Garcia in December 2016. [145] The following week saw Konta in Beijing for the China Open.
By Jack Wilson. And followed it, via the news and her sister, but didn't see it – Konta was in Wuhan, China, that September weekend at the time that Spotless Stadium was witnessing the Bulldogs take the penultimate step towards the best AFL fairytale in decades. Judy Murray, Greg Rusedski, Leon Smith and Anne Keothavong will captain the sides at the week-long event.


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