Former British number one Johanna Konta announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday. The 30-year-old has struggled with persistent knee trouble over the past couple of seasons and has slipped to 113 in the world rankings -- a far cry from her career-high of number four.

Former British number one Johanna Konta retires from professional tennis

Britain's Johanna Konta said on Sunday she is still not sure if she should have taken the COVID-19 vaccine despite having to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics after a positive test affected her preparations.

Johanna Konta not sure if she should have taken COVID-19 vaccine

English ace Johanna Konta and Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu have joined the list of players who have withdrawn from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The English player took to Twitter and revealed that she had tested positive for coronavirus.

Johanna Konta and Bianca Andreescu add to list of tennis stars skipping Tokyo Olympics

Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto before Maria Sharapova fell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit under the lights in the evening session.

Johanna Konta, Maria Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto

Johanna Konta's often tetchy relationship with Britain's tennis media corps turned sour again as she accused them of "picking on me" after her quarter-final loss to Czech Barbora Strycova at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Wimbledon: Johanna Konta bursts out on media, calls them disrespectful, patronising

Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova began this year's tournament with questions over her fitness due to a niggling left forearm injury but the gutsy Czech has cast all doubts aside with a series of ruthless displays to march into the second week.

Unstoppable Petra Kvitova faces Johanna Konta test in Wimbledon fourth round

The French Open was plunged into a sexism row on Thursday after the decision to move the women's semi-finals away from the tournament's showpiece court was blasted as "unfair, inappropriate" and "shameful".

French Open sinks in 'sexism row' over women's semi-finals switch from show court

French Open sexism row: 'Unfair', 'shameful' shift of women's semi-finals

Ashleigh Barty and Marketa Vondrousova set-up a Roland Garros final showdown on Friday, shrugging off a sexism row which had seen their semi-finals shifted away from the tournament's showpiece court.

French Open: Ashleigh Barty, Marketa Vondrousova shrug off sexism row to reach their maiden final

Australian Ashleigh Barty ended 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova's run at the French Open to reach the final with a rollercoaster 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 victory on Friday.

French Open: Ashleigh Barty ends Amanda Anisimova's run to reach final

Johanna Konta became the first British woman in 36 years to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals when she swept past Sloane Stephens of the United States on Tuesday.

Johanna Konta first British woman in Roland Garros semis in 36 years

Karolina Pliskova ended Johanna Konta's hopes of landing a first claycourt title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the Italian Open final on Sunday. The Czech world number seven did not drop a single service game as she secured the third clay title of her career and her first in Rome in one hour 25 minutes.

Karolina Pliskova defeat Johanna Konta to win Italian Open

Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Johanna Konta progressed to the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday, but Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka were forced to withdraw with injury problems.

Italian Open: Djokovic, Nadal and Konta progress to semis, Osaka and Federer bow out with injury

Rafael Nadal progressed to his 50th Masters 1000 final with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday as British number one Johanna Konta also triumphed in the Italian Open semi-finals.

Rafael Nadal powers into Rome final as Johanna Konta completes comeback win in semis

Former world number one Victoria Azarenka dismissed Vera Lapko 6-2 6-3 to set up a second-round clash with Serena Williams while Johanna Konta cruised to a straight sets win in opening round action at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday.

Victoria Azarenka, Johanna Konta cruise into second round at Indian Wells

Garbine Muguruza claimed a 6-4 7-6(3) 7-5 win over Johanna Konta early on Friday to reach the Australian Open third round and etch in her name into the record books as the winner of the latest starting match in the tournament's history.

Australian Open: Muguruza enters third round after defeating Konta

Venus beats Konta, clinically, to reach Wimbledon final

Following some breathtaking face-offs, the final four women tennis players have entered the Wimbledon semi-finals

Wimbledon women's semifinal: Williams vs Konta, Rybarikova vs Muguruza

Johanna Konta's win is the biggest title won by a British woman in four decades

Konta beats Wozniacki to lift maiden Miami title

Three players quit mid-match, taking the tally to five in just two days at the Chinese tournament

Kvitova, Konta win as retirements rock Wuhan Open

Johanna Konta, who ranked 18th in the world is the first Briton to win the tournament since Sue Barker in 1977

Konta topples Venus for first WTA title

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