Britain’s Johanna Konta retires from tennis

Former British No 1 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 No 4. Konta, who reached the semifinals of three of the […]

Former British No 1 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 No 4.

Konta, who reached the semifinals of three of the four majors, plus the quarterfinals of the US Open, made her announcement on social media with a post headlined ‘Grateful’.

She wrote: “This is the word that I’ve probably used the most during my career and is the word that I feel explains it best in the end.