• British No1 wins 6-4, 6-1 to reach fourth round • Konta faces Caroline Garcia in fourth round After the heavy fall in Eastbourne that forced her supporters to become experts on thoracic spinal cord injuries – file them next to broken metatarsals – and an epic win over Donna Vekic that finally brought her Centre Court acclaim, Johanna Konta needed a relaxing end to a draining week. Fortunately for the British No1, a swift workout with Maria Sakkari turned out to be as stressful as an all-inclusive trip to a luxury spa. In stark contrast to her ding-dong with Vekic on Wednesday, there were times when Konta could have pulled up a sun bed during a composed win over a young Greek challenger whose impetuosity undermined her efforts to stop the sixth seed from becoming the first British woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon since the forgotten Laura Robson in 2013. Konta intends to go further than the last 16 of course. She has emerged as the dominant force in British tennis, a development few people saw coming when the 26-year-old languished outside the top 100 two years ago, held back by the doubt that clouded her mind. Continue reading...
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