jo konta was a semifinalist in three of the four grand slams.ined, grateful. it is probably the word she has used most in her career, she says. and the word that expresses how she feels at the end. born and raised in australia to hungarian parents, johanna konta came to england as a teenager. the drive and ambition always visible in her tennis took her to numberfour in the world. and she learned how to deal with the media, too. her way. somebody who presumably wants to go on from here, learn from this, and win a grand slam one day. is it not something you need...? please don�*t patronise me. i wasn't patronising... no, no, you are. in the way asking your question you are being quite disrespectful and you are patronising me. i am a professional competitor who did her best today and that is all there is to that. in a time before emma raducanu, johanna konta took british tennis to a level not witnessed in the women�*s game for decades. she can surely retire knowing she gave everything. joe wilson, bbc news. england�*s 20—nil record—breaking victory

for a few summer days in 2017, it felt likejohanna konta had —— was british sport. to her career. semifinalist at the french and australian opens too. jo konta won several titles on the tour, but injuries have caught up with her and now she leaves the sport with gratitude, not regret. the fact that i stayed resilient and i stayed joyful in that process of trying... ijust trying to be a successful tennis player, i think it those things that enabled me to, in the end, have those successes. born and raised in australia to hungarian parents, johanna konta came to england as a teenager. the drive and ambition always visible in her tennis took her to numberfour in the world. and she learned how to deal with the media, too — her way. somebody who presumably wants to go on from here, learn from this, and win a grand slam one day. is it not something you need...? please don't patronise me. i wasn't patronising... no, no, you are. in the way you're asking your question, you are being quite disrespectful and you are patronising me. i am a professional competitor who did her be

however, konta has struggled with her fitness.l injury, then contracting covid, meant she missed both wimbledon and the olympics this year. she's also been sufferring from heart palpitations. the lta thanked konta for her incredible contribution to british sport. what has been so wonderful about johanna konta's career is that it came as such a surprise to see her transform herself from someone who was outside the top 100, and in the space of ten months became a top 20 player. there was the australian open semifinal, when she beat venus williams in the first round. prestigious titles in sydney and miami, a wimbledon semifinal in 2017, nearly a french open final in 2019. that was the one that got away. she had a winning position in the semifinals that year. there had been frustrations in the last couple of years. lockdowns, a covid diagnosis, and persistent knee problems, butjohanna konta is very ready for the next chapter of her life and she can look back at the phenomenal career in which she established herself as one of the very

however, konta has struggled with her fitness.. she said whatever she does next, it will involve tennis. i definitely see myself staying in this sport to a certain extent. i don't know to what capacity, but i love the sport and the sport has given so much to me, so i would definitely love to share that with other people. scottish swimmer hannah miley has also announced her retirement. miley won world, european and commonwealth titles, only olympic medals eluding her, she represented great britain at three olympic games. and glasgow has been chosen to host the world athletics indoor championships in 2024, they'll be staged at the emirates arena, where the european indoors were held two years ago. former world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua says he's still angry about losing his belts to oleksandr usyk — and that his anger is fuelling him for the rematch. that's expected to take place in early 2022. you i'm angry at myself. and the only way i can be in a better places to get myself by going out there. it can be like this for a f

however, konta has struggled with her fitness.irement. miley won world, european and commonwealth titles, only olympic medals eluding her, she represented great britain at three olympic games. and glasgow has been chosen to host the world athletics indoor championships in 202a, they�*ll be staged at the emirates arena, where the european indoors were held two years ago. former world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua says he�*s still angry about losing his belts to oleksandr usyk — and that his anger is fuelling him for the rematch. that�*s expected to take place in early 2022. i�*m angry at myself. and the only way i can be in a better places to get myself right by going out there. it can be like this for a few months, unfortunately but there�*s enough tension brewing. hopefully about what happened in i�*m not going to be better than what happened that night. i know for a fact so i feel i truly have more to give, i think people truly know them. people do recognise me as champion even though i don�*t have a belt around my waist th

konta won four titles on the wta tour.ledon and the olympics this year. she's also been sufferring from heart palpitations. former england captain michael vaughan has been dropped from bt sport's coverage of the ashes, following the accusation made by former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq that he made a racist comment to a group of asian players. vaughan has repeatedly denied the allegation, specifically in a recent interview with bbc breakfast a few days ago where he also apologised for the pain azeem rafiq experienced during his time at yorkshire. the allegation was mentioned in rafiq's testimony to a dcms select committee looking into historical racism at yorkshire county cricket club. bt sport's decision comes after the bbc dropped vaughan from their ashes coverage. bt sport said in a statement: ben stokes has been settling back into the england squad in preperation for the ashes in australia — meeting up with them for the first time since july. the england all—rounder took time out of the game to have a second operat

however, konta has struggled with her fitness.ns. konta said whatever she does next, it will involve tennis. i definitely see myself staying in this sport, to a certain extent. i don't know to what capacity but i love the sport on this board ——sport has given so much to me so i would definitely love to share that with other people. scottish swimmer hannah miley has also announced her retirement. miley won world, european and commonwealth titles, only olympic medals eluding her, she represented great britain at three olympic games. former england captain michael vaughan has been dropped from bt sport's coverage of the ashes, following the accusation made by former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq that he made a racist comment to a group of asian players. vaughan has repeatedly denied the allegation, specifically in a recent interview with bbc breakfast a few days ago where he also apologised for the pain azeem rafiq experienced during his time at yorkshire. the allegation was mentioned in rafiq's testimony to a dcms select committee

why at 30 — johanna konta's calling time on her career.sport and the sport has given so much to me. so i would definitely love to share that with other people. and despite the rainfall, could the weather come to england's resuce as the ashes begin in brisbane a week today? also ahead, dont miss anthonyjoshua on his rematch, earning respect and fighting fury. good evening. it has not been a happy homecoming for rafa benitez on merseyside. six years with liverpool, a champions league winner no less, his appointment as everton manager at the start of the season sat uneasliy with the club's fans. and as ben croucher reports, after a dreadful recent run, it makes rafa's first merseyside derby as everton boss tonight his most important yet. commentator: raucous bursting at the seams _ commentator: raucous bursting at the seams everton— commentator: raucous bursting at the seams. everton season _ commentator: raucous bursting at the seams. everton season is _ commentator: raucous bursting at the seams. everton season is on _ commentator: raucous

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