Back to the Tennis Newsfeed

Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta praises Serena Williams

Britain's Johanna Konta described her quarter-final defeat by Serena Williams at the Australian Open as the "best experience of my life".

An emotional Konta, who was playing the 22-time Grand Slam champion for the first time, said she would come back stronger from the 6-2 6-3 defeat.

"There's so many things I can learn from that," the 25-year-old said.

"I don't think there's one player that goes up against her and feels they've got much of a say in the matches."

Williams, 35, dropped only three points behind her first serve and attacked Konta's second serve with particular relish.