british tennis history is made! but there was far more to her career than that. jo konta was a semifinalist in three of the four grand slams. her run in paris in 2019 was especially memorable. on the tour, jo konta won tournaments, most recently in nottingham earlier this year. injuries have certainly affected her but her retirement statement is headlined, grateful. it is probably the word she has used most in her career, she says. and the word that expresses how she feels at the end. born and raised in australia to hungarian parents, johanna konta came to england as a teenager. the drive and ambition always visible in her tennis took her to numberfour in the world. and she learned how to deal with the media, too. her way. somebody who presumably wants to go on from here, learn from this, and win a grand slam one day. is it not something you need...? please don�*t patronise me. i wasn't patronising...