The French Open in Paris is just round the corner and we take a closer look at the British contenders competing. Andy Murray still remains injured with a hip problem, where he has been out of the game since Wimbledon last summer when he was knocked out in the quarter-finals. Johanna Konta The 27-year-old has had a slump […]
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UPDATE: British Number One Johanna Konta out of Italian Open
Johanna Konta lost 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round of the Italian Open in Rome against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. The 27-year-old today led the first set comfortably but unfortunately couldn’t keep the quality up in the second set which has been a recent theme for the Brit. The game lasted 2 hours and 13 […]
TENNIS: GB’s Heather Watson plays Japan No.1 in Fed Cup
British number 2 Heather Watson faces World No. 22 Japanese player, Naomi Osaka, in the opener of the Fed world group stage 2 play-offs. Watson, 25, will face Osaka in the Bourbon Beans Dome stadium in Japan. The two players have met on one previous occasion, with Watson having to retire injured back in August 2017, although […]
International Women’s Day: Who are the biggest names in British women’s sport?
As it is international women’s day, I’m going to take you through who I believe are the biggest names in British women’s sport. Johanna Konta: Tennis is sport where we seem to be hit and miss. We will have a good run and then slip up, but Johanna Konta has been on a roll. Her […]
TENNIS: Johanna Konta falls short of quarter-final berth at The Dubai Championships
British No.1 Johanna Konta, has been knocked out of The WTA Dubai Championships by Russia’s Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 2-6. Konta saved seven break points before winning the opening set, but the world no.24 managed to level up the scores, prevailing in a second-set tiebreak. The match went on for just under three hours […]
Johanna Konta set for busy pre-Wimbledon calendar
British Number One Johanna Konta is set to compete in a tri-series of tournaments, including the Nottingham Open, Birmingham Classic and Eastbourne International – all taking place in June. The 26-year-old was knocked out in the second round of the Australian Open after a shock defeat against American Madison Brengle, ranked 123rd in the world. Konta was […]
Konta defeated by American ranked 123rd.
Johanna Konta suffered a shock defeat in straight sets during the second round of the Australian Open. The British Number 1 lost 6-4, 7-5 against Bernarda Pera after a trail of losses since playing in the semi-finals at Wimbledon against Venus Williams in July. Pera who is 23-years-old has never competed in a Grand Slam […]