Johanna Konta proved that she had found her comfort zone on Roland Garros' ...
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2019. Britain's Johanna Konta reacts after winning her fourth round match against Croatia's Donna Vekic. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Konta, who before this year had never won a match at the claycourt major in four previous appearances, struck 33 winners, including seven aces to dispatch the 23rd-seeded Croatian on the hottest day of the tournament so far, with temperatures set to rise to as high as 31 degrees Celsius.The last British woman to reach the Paris quarters was Jo Durie in 1983. Durie eventually lost in the semis.
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