After splitting the first two sets, both players served brilliantly in a back-and-forth game of chicken that eventually saw Konta break through after saving a break point at 6-6 and another at 8-8.
With tension mounting, Vekic cracked an ace that painted the line to save a match point at 8-9, but a Konta forehand winner opened the door for a second match point, which she converted when Vekic netted a forehand.
After briefly soaking in the moment Konta showed her true colors by heading to the net to console Vekic in an act of genuine sportsmanship. It was the cherry on top of a perfect summer fizz.
“I think after such a battle, you kind of feel both your own and her emotions, because there wasn't much separating us,” Konta said. “It was more of a sense of kind of congratulating her and us for the battle that we presented on Centre Court, which was, I think, was a great atmosphere to be a part of. And then also just to understand also what she was feeling, because as players, we have all been in that position, as well.”
- Calm Under Siege, Konta Emerges from Day 3 Scuffle, TennisNow.com, July 5, 2017.
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