100 Quotes by Johanna Konta

One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more so in a grand slam final.

When I started training at the age of eight, my dad used to encourage me.

I would love a big family. I have this vision in my mind where I have four or five children, and then, when I'm in my 60s, it's Christmas, and all my kids come home with their spouses and lots of grandchildren. By the end of it, there are 40 to 50 people in my house, and I look around, feeling totally happy, surrounded by my family.

Before I started playing more on the WTA tour, I actually won most of my Challengers on the clay, especially at the very beginning.

When you're in the supermarket, you can usually tell straight away when someone recognises you, or they will come up to me and say, 'Well done,' or things like that. So it's nothing sinister or nothing super-crazy.

In my experience, most players act the way they do in their own self-interest, in getting their emotions out and basically working with their own demons on court.

Not everybody gets a home slam; not everybody gets home events. I am part of a very select few who get that opportunity, so I can only really be grateful for that.

When I'm at home, I do get recognised more often, and I don't need to be in sports clothes to be recognised, which is different.

We have seen plenty of first-time semi-finalists go on and win grand slams.