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She has won admiration for a calmer on-court demeanour since hiring new coach Dimitri Zavialoff late last year, but the manner of her defeat from a winning position on Tuesday and the spiky nature of the news conference afterwards are reminiscent of the old days. Against Strycova, former world number one John McEnroe said it was disappointing to see Konta"fall to pieces" when she had been a break up early on.
"The players that I've played and beaten, also lost to today, I think overall there's a lot I can be proud of and take from it."Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said Konta had been"bullied" by the questioning at the news conference, while journalists would say they are just doing their jobs by asking what went wrong in a match.
Konta reached her first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open in 2016, losing to Angelique Kerber, while her bid to reach the Wimbledon final in 2017 was halted in the last four by seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams.
Stupid reporter how rude . Don’t worry girl we still love you .
He came across as a bit of a tosser to me. Sounded like a disappointed uncle that you never see except at a family gathering
There was so many forced errors that I lost interest in her & enjoyed her opponents tennis instead. She didn’t sign Autographs & seemed to have an attitude in her interview.
Johanna was correct in her assessment of the interviewer and his questions .. HE WAS TRYING TO SCORE POINTS...
Picking out positives from a match she should have won without any problems sounds like sports science psychobabble, a defeat should be a spur to sort out your weaknesses
Wasn't that the same question, same tone, as Murray used to get about winning a Grand Slam? Henman faced it too. Journalists by nature are patronising. Take the high ground, answer the question and move on. Ignore the moron at the next press conference.
Grow up, you were asked why you're mentally weak at important times in tournaments and you went up like a bottle of pop. You simply proved the point
Yet again another example of how shit English media is. You have a genuine good player in Konta yet you BBC types hype her up to fuck putting imense pressure on her. Its not fair and it is also why many English sports teams and individuals ultimatly fail due to your pressure.
Snowflake !
No she's shit
Wouldn’t it be a better form of journalism to focus on the players, match and sportsmanship of the game rather than making clickbait “news”? Just a thought.
typical Aussie reaction Britishmyarse
The first question was not out of order. It’s a generational issue and deflecting. She needed to say she played poorly and will work harder to be successful...
Bloody useless.
It typical of the press for wanting more from the Brits, at the end of the day, like most previous British players, she didn't have the mental ability to play top level tennis for a sustained periods, hats off to Konta, SF & QF in her last 2 major tournaments, but that's her bag
What a pathetic reaction. She needs to grow up.
Fair questions.....poorly handled answers.
Not exactly got the mental steel to win a Grand Slam if she feels she was ‘picked on’ by a journalist. Journo doing their job IMO and asking the right Q’s.
I thought the BBC interviewer was out of order actually, their job is not to come across as to giving an opinion but to ask impartial questions. Konta is limited and probably won't win a slam but don't pick on her, she at least goes further than Heather Watson in slams...
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Fair questions. Who on earth does she think she is?
Well done jo. Smug bbc journalism at its worst.
Men get asked the same all the time it’s the old heat kitchen thing
No it was a legitimate question to ask , the fact is she just isn’t good enough to ever win at Wimbledon or any championship JohannaKonta Wimbledon
Get a grip. Your just an average player at best
'Presumably'.The reporters tone was mocking and disrespectful.I can understand why she felt angry.
She can't handle an interview, it's no wonder she falls apart on the court when put under pressure. If you're a professional at anything, expect to be challenged when you're significantly below your own standard.
The fact she thinks she was picked on shows how mentally weak she is. Exactly what the reporter has hinting at when asking ifs she's basically a 'bottle job'
Who was the journalist? Why isn’t he named? His question may have been valid but his tone was very condescending
🎾 I doubt she was picked on, she's English and in the majority of sports like Tennis, Football and Rugby we don't win much silverware
dont know whether it matters enough to Konta...maybe she is good but wont win at the big matches....
She played rubbish but cant admit it.
Yes, quite distressing to witness. Shame she didn't just ignore him.
Agree.
He was right. You always know with Konta that once the pressure is on in the latter stages, she'll bottle a game she should win. She needs to address why this is happening as she has the talent to be a grand slam champion.
I heard this interview thought it was disgraceful, the posts are also xenophobic and mysogynistic
That interview was right out of order and rude and nasty BBC SHOULD BE ASHAMED - Jo called him out brilliantly -
That headline to me seems you’re not so in agreement.🙄
Johanna plays great and she has the most sexy derriere in Ladies Tennis 😎👀
She comes across like an absolute brat tbh
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