Former British number one Johanna Konta has announced her retirement from professional tennis.
The 30-year-old made the announcement on social media, stressing she was “grateful” for the career she’d had.
“This is the word that I’ve probably used the most during my career and is the word that I feel explains it best at the end,” she wrote.
“My playing career has come to an end and I am so incredibly grateful for the career that it turned out to be.
“All the evidence pointed towards me not “making it” in this profession. However, my luck materialised in the people that came into my life and impacted my existence in ways that transcended tennis.
“I am so incredibly grateful for these people. You know who you are.
“Through my own resilience and through the guidance of others, I got to live my dreams. I got to become what I wanted and said as a child.
“How incredibly fortunate I count myself to be.
“How grateful I am.”
Konta established herself as one of the finest British tennis players for generations and enjoyed notable success on the WTA tour. Here are her top five career moments: