Johanna Konta announces retirement from tennis
Former world No4 Johanna Konta has announced her retirement from professional tennis. In a post on Twitter beginning “A little update from me”, she went…
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Miami Open 2021: Former champ Johanna Konta heads into Round 3
The 2021 season has seen the rise and rise of the teenage star in men’s tennis. First and foremost was 19-year-old Yannik Sinner, who won…
Australian Open 2021: Norrie puts out Evans, Konta injured, Watson wins on ‘day of Brits’
There may be no Andy Murray in Australia this year—held back after his long absence following hip surgery by a coronavirus infection. And Kyle Edmund,…
US Open 2020: Can Serena Williams finally win No24 in a field missing three top-five players?
It will be a very unusual line-up of 128 women when main-draw action at the 2020 US Open gets underway on Monday morning. World Nos…
Zhuhai Elite Trophy 2019: Johanna Konta, Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys among first to qualify
With under two weeks left and two further women’s tournaments to play out after this week’s Internationals in Linz and Tianjin, the chances to qualify…
US Open 2019: Johanna Konta beats Pliskova to reach first New York quarter-final
Johanna Konta took a huge step closer to completing her ‘set’ of Major semi-finals with a gutsy, 2hrs 20mins, three-set win over No3 seed Karolina…
US Open 2019: Johanna Konta makes impressive progress to Round 4, but Evans beaten by Federer
In her campaign to complete the set of Major semi-finals, world No16 Johanna Konta took another stride in a blistering 72-minute performance over the No33…
Wimbledon 2019: Williams battles to semis, but will meet Strycova not Konta
It is probably fair to say that, when it comes to the last remaining Briton in the singles draws at Wimbledon this year, Johanna Konta,…
Wimbledon 2019: Konta battles by Stephens again, Murray/Williams win
The world No1 Ashleigh Barty opened a hot Saturday programme on Centre Court, perhaps surprisingly playing there for the first time after sojourns on Courts…
Wimbledon 2019: Konta, Evans, Dart shine on baking Thursday, but Federer too hot for Clarke
After the disappointment of losing the top-ranked British man Kyle Edmund and then the ever-popular Heather Watson in Wednesday’s second-round schedule, all eyes turned to…
Wimbledon 2019: On day of Brits, Dan Evans, Harriet Dart, Jay Clarke, Cam Norrie join Edmund and Watson
Two Britons made it through on the first day of action at Wimbledon, both the top-ranked man, No30 seed Kyle Edmund, who beat Jaume Munar,…
Birmingham Premier: Konta joined by Pliskova, Osaka, Barty, Venus Williams, in world-class field
The window between the closing climax of the clay season at Roland Garros and the pinnacle of the grass season at Wimbledon has always been…
French Open 2019: Teenager Vondrousova denies Konta her first Major final; will meet Barty in final
When the 2019 edition of the French Open got underway a little under two weeks ago, there were probably very few who predicted that Johanna…
French Open 2019: Johanna Konta into first Roland Garros semi after flawless Sloane Stephens victory
It is little more than a month ago that the British No1 Johanna Konta was ranked 47 in the world. That was in the aftermath…
French Open 2019: Johanna Konta reaches first QF in Paris, but Williams and Osaka make their exits
The first week at Roland Garros began with a clutch of women able to reach No1 by the end of the tournament. And all of…
French Open 2019: Johanna Konta reaches Round 4 in record time and in style
Johanna Konta’s adventure at Roland Garros was gathering pace. She went from losing in the first round on all her four previous visits at the…
French Open 2019: Johanna Konta seals 150th career match-win to reach Round 3
It was already a breakthrough tournament for the top-ranked British woman Johanna Konta, who worked her way in the space of a month from world…
French Open 2019: Johanna Konta wins first ever match in Paris
It seems no time at all since the top-ranked British woman, Johanna Konta, was ranked 47 in the world. Indeed it was less than a…
Rome Premier 2019: Karolina Pliskova denies Johanna Konta to grab No2 ranking
Rome has not been a happy hunting ground for British women in recent years. The last champion? Virginia Wade back in 1971. That in itself…
Rome Premier 2019: Johanna Konta into biggest final in two years, as clay surge claims Bertens
So would the weather be kind during the concluding weekend of competition at the Foro Italico in Rome? Half an hour before Kiki Bertens and…
Rome Premier 2019: Johanna Konta continues clay surge into semis; Pliskova notches up 500th win
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and for two of the unseeded quarter-finalists scheduled to meet in Rome on a sunny…