Germany’s seventh seed halts Britain’s No1 in straight sets 7-5,6-2Kerber moves into maiden grand slam final against Serena WilliamsJohanna Konta did not lack for goodwill and support, even from her conqueror Angelique Kerber after losing her first – but possibly not last - grand slam semi-final in two sets here on Thursday – and should leave Melbourne filled with hope rather than despondency.
Making her main draw debut after previously failing to score out of the qualifiers, and she was the talk of the tournament. She had played better than this in the fortnight but there was no denying Kerber deserved her victory.
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Source: theguardian.com