Johanna Konta tipped to become world No 1 by Lindsay Davenport
Friday 7 July 2017 12:52, UK
British No 1 Johanna Konta has got the ability to become world No 1, according to three-time grand slam champion Lindsay Davenport.
Konta is currently No 7 in the world and is through to the third round of Wimbledon for the first time after an epic victory over Donna Vekic which ended with her winning an 18-game final set.
Davenport reached the top of the world rankings in 1998 and won Wimbledon a year later, and she believes Konta has got it in her to do the same.
She said: "I absolutely do think she can get to world No 1 and I think that match was a great example of why.
"You look at a player like Konta, she is checking off all the boxes of what she needs to do to get there.
"I get the sense with her, like when you watch Andy Murray, that everything she can do to get better she is doing. That can be mentally, physically, recovery, on the court.
"It's hard not to see success for someone who is willing to put that much effort and time into their career at the age".
Konta will face Greece's Maria Sakkari for a place in the last 16 and, with the draw opening up for her, she could face 21st seed Caroline Garcia before a possible quarter-final against Victoria Azarenka or Simona Halep.
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