LONDON (AP) Henman Hill? Murray Mound? Konta Cliff? At Wimbledon on Monday, it was all three.
For the first time since 1973, Britain will have players in the quarterfinals of both the men’s and women’s singles draws.
Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to become the first British woman to reach the last eight at Wimbledon since Jo Durie in 1984. Andy Murray then beat Benoit Paire 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4 to progress to the quarterfinals for a 10th consecutive time.
Yet the fans at the All England Club’s Aorangi Terrace, which was etched into the British public’s consciousness as ”Henman Hill” in the late 1990s in honor of four-time semifinalist Tim Henman, didn’t get to see the end of Konta’s match.