Johanna Konta

“I want to be at the end stages of every tournament that I play - every time.”

“Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn't enjoy winning? But for me, it's about more than just winning: it's about knowing I'm putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.”

“If you look at the likes of Agnieszka Radwanska and Svetlana Kuznetsova, they've been around a long time and been successful for a long time. That speaks volumes for them.”

“When I'm at home, I do get recognised more often, and I don't need to be in sports clothes to be recognised, which is different.”

“Spending time in airports and planes is probably my least favourite part of being a tennis player.”

“I had a lot of ear infections when I was younger, so I didn't learn to swim until I was about 14.”

“When I was young, I associated playing tennis with being part of historic moments, being part of these epic battles and coming out victorious, having those trophy moments. That, for me, is what I saw and aspired to.”

“It's always nice to be in great company and to be among great players.”

“I don't know what it is to feel very British, but I feel that it's home, so I'm very happy to represent Great Britain.”

“My dream is to become the best player in the world.”

“I try to stay very true to the kind of person that I want to be and the kind of athlete and the kind of professional I continually strive to be.”

“There's a great group of people around me, and I think it's the way they all work together with me which makes me a very lucky girl.”

“As I've got older, I've really had to dig deep and find where my happiness comes from. Why do I play tennis? You get a lot of incredible highs, but it can be very lonely with some dark lows. So the biggest thing I've learned is finding the reasons for my enjoyment.”

“I was a decent 800 m. runner, not 400 - and I'm actually really proud of this: I beat the girls and the boys to win my school 800, so it was a big deal at the time; I was about 11. Then I won the district and made it to state, but I just never went, because I was training, and tennis was a big part of my life at that point.”

“I'm out there to play my sport, to showcase my sport. I'm not an actress.”

“If you are able to enjoy what you do and doing it the best that you can, then you're on the right track.”

“I would love to get my parents a house somewhere or a place in the country.”

“Everyone can play well. There's very few margins that set us aside from each other.”

“I don't think circumstances change who you are as a person. I don't believe they change your values - unless you willingly would like them to.”

“Meeting Bono was definitely a highlight of my life!”