Wimbledon press conferences: Johanna Konta looks forward to playing Venus Williams in the semifinals

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Johanna Konta

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2023 Wimbledon odds, women's semifinal predictions: Tennis insider locks in Svitolina vs. Vondrousova picks

A pair of longshots have made it to the women's singles semifinals at Wimbledon 2023 as 42nd-ranked ... 6-3 win over American Venus Williams. Like Svitolina, Vondrousova of the Czech Republic ... Read More

Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams to reach Miami final

Johanna Konta's stranglehold over Venus Williams continues as she became ... showing no room for sentiment as her gruelling 6-4 7-5 semi-final win was a third successive victory against the ... Read More

On this day in 2017: Johanna Konta makes history for British women at Miami Open

Johanna Konta ... the tournament, Konta put together an impressive run by seeing off Simona Halep in an epic quarter-final and Venus Williams in the last four. It was Konta’s second triumph ... Read More

Venus Williams addresses failure at women's summit

In truth, Williams won that particular encounter, beating Barbara Schett in straight sets. What she lost came next: She dropped a three-set semifinal ... Venus' status as the first Wimbledon women ... Read More

Women's Semifinal Preview: Williams vs. Azarenka

When the Grand Slam champions face off for a spot in Saturday's Wimbledon ... in women's tennis, too, so whomever wins the backhand-to-backhand exchanges will hold a big advantage. If Williams ... Read More

Wimbledon semi-finalist: Town celebrates witty and loyal Johanna

In 2016 she reached the semis of the Australian Open and won the Stanford Classic, beating her next opponent, Venus Williams ... JOHANNA KONTA’S journey to the Wimbledon semi-finals has not ... Read More

Wimbledon women on court

Tennis fans at Wimbledon were set to cheer on the tournament's top female players today as the semi-finals get under ... Defending title holder Venus Williams, 21, was to face fellow American ... Read More

"I'm only a second class champion" - When Venus Williams pushed for equal pay at Wimbledon with a powerful personal essay

The US Open was the first Grand Slam to give equal prize money to men's and women's winners, but it wasn't until 2007 that Wimbledon finally agreed to pay men and women the same amount. The grass ... Read More

Wimbledon 2022 women's preview: Serena Williams is back, but Iga Swiatek still reigns

The GOAT herself was awarded a Wimbledon ... semifinals, but were forced to withdraw due to Jabeur's knee injury. Williams, despite her comeback attempt, is no longer the dominant force in ... Read More

Johanna Konta

Mar 4, 07:35 Wimbledon day seven ... defending champion at Royal St George's while Rory McIlroy will be looking to end his major drought. Johanna Konta is one of 14 British players in the singles ... Read More