Brisbane: Shot Of The Day (Monday)
Elena Vesnina has Monday’s shot of the day at the Brisbane International.
Elena Vesnina has Monday’s shot of the day at the Brisbane International.
An interview with Angelique Kerber before her opening round match at the Rogers Cup.
Last summer, Johanna Konta embarked on a 16-match winning run, which began at a lowly ITF Circuit event in Granby, Canada, and ended in last 16 of the US Open.
This proved to be the catalyst for a rapid ascent up the tennis ladder, a maiden WTA title, in Stanford, and deep runs at the Australian Open, Beijing, Montréal, Eastbourne, Miami and Zhuhai securing Konta a year-end ranking inside the Top 10 – the first Briton to achieve the feat since Jo Durie in 1983.
It is a list of accomplishments that saw Konta deservedly pick up the WTA’s Most Improved Player Of The Year award. The 25-year-old, however, is no overnight success story.
“On paper I suppose it looks a lot different to how I experienced it, how my team experienced it; only because, although it may seem like a sudden rise, it was a lot of years of work put in. Years and years and years!” Konta told BT Sport’s David Law during her final event of the year, in Zhuhai. “So really I didn’t live through it as such a dramatic change.”
Watch the full interview above to hear Konta discuss her remarkable journey and what the future may hold in store.
An interview with Ekaterina Makarova after her win in the first round of the Brisbane International.
An interview with Simona Halep before her opening round match at the Rogers Cup.
Varvara Lepchenko takes on Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round of the Brisbane International.
An interview with Simona Halep after her win in the second round of the Rogers Cup.
An interview with Angelique Kerber after her win in the second round of the Rogers Cup.
Venus Williams takes on Barbora Strycova in the second round of the Rogers Cup.
An interview with Kristina Kucova after her win in the third round of the Rogers Cup.