Person: Johanna Konta

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sport

Barty crowns tennis comeback with first grand slam singles title at French Open

Ashleigh Barty crowned her comeback to tennis with a first grand slam singles title by beating Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova at the French Open.

sport

US Open champion Sloane Stephens shocked in Wimbledon opener

rugby

Black Ferns become Women's Rugby World champions in Belfast

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Andy Murray given favourable draw at UD Open but doubts remain over fitness

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Roger Federer steps closer to Wimbledon glory after winning spot in final

sport

Venus Williams says sister Serena will have inside track on Muguruza

Venus Williams at Wimbledon through the years

Venus Williams is through to a Wimbledon final for the first time since 2009, when she lost to sister Serena Williams.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2017

Venus Williams has beaten Johanna Konta in Wimbledon semi-finals

Johanna Konta's Wimbledon dream went up in smoke as she was beaten in the semi-finals by an inspired Venus Williams.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2017

Konta relishing semi-final clash with childhood idol Venus Williams

Johanna Konta says she is living a childhood dream and now she must beat her childhood idol as Venus Williams stands in the way of her reaching a first Wimbledon final.

Wed, 12 Jul, 2017

Johanna Konta fights back from a set down to set up Venus Williams clash in Wimbledon semi-finals

Johanna Konta battled back from from the brink to win a three-set thriller against Simona Halep and become Britain's first women's singles semi-finalist at Wimbledon since 1978.

Tue, 11 Jul, 2017

It's been a day of drama on and off the courts of Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal crashed out of Wimbledon after a dramatic, marathon five-set defeat to Gilles Muller.

Mon, 10 Jul, 2017

Andy Murray overcomes battling Fabio Fogini to reach fourth round

Andy Murray survived another Wimbledon nail-biter to join Johanna Konta in the fourth round.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2017

Andy Murray survives rollercoaster encounter with Fabio Fognini

Andy Murray survived a rollercoaster encounter with volatile Italian Fabio Fognini last night to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2017

French open winner Jelena Ostapenko withdraws from Birmingham tournament

The Aegon Classic in Birmingham has been dealt another blow with the withdrawal of French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

Fri, 16 Jun, 2017

Angelique Kerber crashes out of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia second round

World number one and top seed Angelique Kerber suffered an unexpected defeat to Estonian qualifier Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

Thu, 18 May, 2017

Angry Serena Williams hits back at ‘racist’ Nastase

Serena Williams last night launched a stinging attack on Ilie Nastase, accusing the Romanian of racially abusing her and her unborn baby and hurling sexist abuse at her fellow female tennis players.

Tue, 25 Apr, 2017

Serena Williams hits back at Ilie Nastase: Does my sassiness upset you?

Serena Williams has launched a stinging attack on Ilie Nastase, accusing the Romanian of racially abusing her and her unborn baby and hurling sexist abuse at her fellow female tennis players.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Serena Williams: I can only get better

Serena Williams insists she has nothing to lose when she takes on Britain’s Johanna Konta at the Australian Open tonight (midnight).

Tue, 24 Jan, 2017

Serena Williams: I have absolutely nothing to lose in this tournament

Serena Williams insists she has nothing to lose when she takes on Britain's Johanna Konta at the Australian Open.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Serena Williams and Andy Murray suffer exits in Miami Open

Serena Williams and Andy Murray were the big losers in the Miami Open as they were dumped out in the third and fourth round respectively on a day of upsets in Florida.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016

What to watch on TV this week

Barry Murphy, Risteard Cooper and Garry Cooke put an Aprés Match spin on the general election of 1982 on  RTÉ One, on Wednesday at 10.35pm.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Milos Raonic shows Stan Wawrinka no mercy at Australian Open

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has revealed how a 10-day illness contributed to his fourth-round defeat to Milos Raonic at the Australian Open.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016

McGee to make debut at US Open

Ireland’s James McGee makes his grand slam debut against Kazakh Aleksandr Nedovyesov at the US Open today after brilliantly fighting his way through qualifying.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2014

Konta handle the pressure as Peng takes first-round victory

Johanna Konta admitted she must return to the sports psychology drawing board after failing to fend off the Wimbledon jitters in a first-round defeat to China’s Shuai Peng.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014

British teen given Wimbledon wildcard

Teenager Kyle Edmund is one of two British players to be announced by the All England Club as wildcard entries for the men’s singles at Wimbledon, with James Ward also on the list.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2013

Murray plays down US Open chances

Andy Murray thinks little should be read into his chances of winning the US Open from his performance in his first-round victory over Russia’s Alex Bogomolov last night.

Tue, 28 Aug, 2012

Sharapova faces tricky Pironkova test

Maria Sharapova will take one step closer to her first Wimbledon title in eight years today if she overcomes Tsvetana Pironkova in her second-round clash on Court One.

Wed, 27 Jun, 2012

Tough test for Murray in Wimbledon opener

Andy Murray will begin his Wimbledon campaign against Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko.

Fri, 22 Jun, 2012