• Sloane Stephens next up for Konta on Tuesday
Insurrection has seeped into the fabric of this tournament, with old favourites and young contenders falling like ripened apples in the heat, and Johanna Konta has as good a chance of winning the French Open as any of the other five seeds left in the shredded women’s draw from the original 32.
The day after the three-times champion Serena Williams left in a strop after losing to the exciting young long-shot, Sofia Kenin, Konta produced another excellent clay performance to beat her friend and rival Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-4 on a cloyingly warm Sunday afternoon.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Roland Garros
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/02/konta-french-open-tennis-quarter-finals under the title “French Open: Johanna Konta beats Donna Vekić to reach last eight”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
