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British tennis player
Australia / United Kingdom · b. 1991
Born in Australia to Hungarian parents, Johanna Konta, 27, moved to the UK at 14. She was granted citizenship in 2012 and represented Great Britain in the 2016 Olympics. Last year, she won the Miami Open and became the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals since 1978. This year’s Wimbledon begins on Monday; Konta is partnering with Nature Valley and the Lawn Tennis Association to inspire people to play during the Great British Tennis Weekend (21-22 July). She lives in London.
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Being happy. I think that transcends the results of my matches, the so-called successes or failures. How would you like to be remembered? As someone who dedicated their life to what they were doing at the time. Right now, it’s tennis, but I want to have the same dedication for whatever I do after, whether it be motherhood or another career.
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When I was five, I wanted to be a cleaning lady; when I was nine, I wanted to be the world’s number one tennis player.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
Like when you get the giggles in a room full of people where you should be quiet.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
When I was a young girl in Sydney, I used to go running with my dad. I would wake him up at the crack of dawn and we had this route to the top of a golf course – we’d usually make it there for sunrise.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
My parents, because they did what they did to give me the opportunities to do what I do. They left their lives behind in Australia and started again in their 40s in a new country.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
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