Johanna Konta’s “acceptance” fatalism got her to the semi-finals of the French Open, her third journey that far in a slam event. Winning the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen lifted Barty to No 2 in the world and Konta, who played the best clay-court tennis of her career, moved up to 18. “Obviously that’s the next point, the next goal, the next situation I can see myself in,” Barty said. Photograph: Caroline Blumberg/EPAThe British grass holds fond memories for Barty, who returned from her two-year exile at Eastbourne in 2016. On Sunday Barty, who played two seasons of women’s Big Bash before returning to tennis, watched Australia’s World Cup match against India on TV in Paris.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 15:21 UTC