Former British women's number one Johanna Konta says she almost bit off her own tongue in a freak accident before winning on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 2019.
Johanna Konta beat Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon in 2019 despite injuring herself with a medicine ball before going on courtJohanna Konta almost bit off her own tongue in a freak accident before winning on Centre Court at Wimbledon, the former British number one has revealed."It bounced up and hit me under the jaw and I almost bit my own tongue off. I really hurt my jaw and my neck so I was playing in a lot of pain, which no one would know.
Little did she know at the time, but that would be Konta's last Wimbledon as a player. Covid-19 caused the following year's Championships to be cancelled, while a member of her team tested positive for the coronavirus just before the following year's tournament, causing her withdrawal.Johanna Konta beat Simona Halep 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2017
"The roof was closed so the acoustics of it, everything felt like it was coming to boiling point," she said.
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