Jo Konta: I’m pleased to have come through that match
Brit Johanna Konta won her first Main Draw match at Roland Garros, taking out German qualifier Antonia Lottner 6-4 6-4 in an hour and 19 minutes. This was Konta’s first win at the French Open in 5 attempts.
“I think it was a bigger deal to you guys than it was to me, to be honest,” she said of her record here. “But obviously I’m pleased to have come through that match. It’s nice to have won a main-draw match here, but I didn’t really look at it too much like that.
She further added, “I think I was just, more than anything, happy to have dealt with the challenges of today. And she was a tricky player to play.”
Konta further spoke about how she handled the tough moments well in this match. “There wasn’t much rhythm in the match,” she said. “I think that presents its own type of rhythm and own type of challenge. I was happy that I was able to really stay calm through that.”
“And when I found myself in tricky situations or break points down or points where the match could have swung either way, I thought I stayed quite calm. And I think I just trusted myself enough to be able to handle whatever was going to come.”
She next takes on Lauren Davis for a place in the Third Round. “She’s a very good competitor, very good mover, very good opponent to have,” said the 28-year-old.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2HJuSBQ
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