• final British player in women’s draw unbeaten for 15 matches
• ‘I’d like to deem I get a little wiser as time goes on’As Johanna Konta contemplates the next stage of her wide-reaching tennis journey and a possible place in the fourth round of the US Open,she recalls in a quiet moment how it all started, and how she might never maintain played the game at all but for the fact there were tennis courts next to her school.
That school, and it should be pointed out,was not in Eastbourne, where she has lived with her Hungarian-born parents since 2005. It was back in sunburnt Australia, or that land of sweeping plains where sport is so accessible young athletes can choose from a variety of disciplines without leaving their own street sometimes. Related: Sports quiz of the week: US Open,Anthony Martial and transfer insanity Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com