Johanna Konta's quest for elusive Slam continues:That's why I keep playing e training

Britain's top-ranked player Johanna Konta says she believes she can win a Grand Slam singles title even though her latest attempt to win a major ended on Thursday in the second round of the US Open.

The No. 9 seeded Konta was knocked out by Romania's Sorana Cirstea, who scored a close-fought 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 to reach the third round in New York for the first time since 2009.

Johanna Konta believes she can still win a Grand Slam

The Brit had no qualms to admit after her loss that her opponent simply played better than her on the day. "Well, my opponent played better than me. I think that's really about it. I obviously started better. I think my level was a lot higher than hers in the first set. But she's a great player. She's had some pretty amazing results also in the past in her career. She's capable of playing some very good tennis.She obviously raised her level. We were battling kind of toe-to-toe really. She just was better in the end."

The Brit has been to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam on three occasions but is still searching for that elusive first Slam - something she believes she can still win. "That's why I keep playing. That's why I keep training. Yes, I do."

Johanna Konta will get another shot at winning a Slam when she plays the French Open later this month but her plans to play any warm-up events will be based on the travel procedures once she gets back home. "Obviously the French. But we'll see kind of before then on what's the plan really, kind of what awaits when we get back home. I don't really know what the procedures are of everything as well right now either.  As far as I understand, I'm fairly certain that because I'm coming from an elite bubble to enter another elite bubble, i.e., the NTC when I go home, all I need to do is get a test done before I enter the NTC. I do know to go to Italy, to go to Rome, you have to have a test done I think within 72 or 48 hours. I don't know. I think it's something like that."

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