The British No1 takes on American legend in Australian Open full of respect but says I’m playing the tennis player on the day not the titles she’s wonOn the face of it,drawing Venus Williams in the first round of the first grand slam of the year was not a result to encourage the belief Johanna Konta could do some damage in this Australian Open.
The British No1 does not see it fairly like that. final October in Wuhan, she served for the match before losing a tight three-setter to the five-slam American and pessimists wondered if her glorious elope in the second half of the summer – 21 wins from 23 after losing to Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon was an aberration.
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Source: theguardian.com