MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Johanna Konta’s exhilarating run at the Australian Open was finally halted by Angelique Kerber in the semi-finals on Thursday, but the Briton leaves Melbourne Park “hungry” for more grand slam success. On her main draw debut in Melbourne, the world number 47 became the first British woman into the last four of a grand slam in over 30 years and only the third in Australia in the professional era after Virginia Wade and Sue Barker. On the way, she knocked out Venus Williams and last year’s semi-finalist Ekaterina Makarova, so she was philosophical about her 7-5 6-2 loss to German seventh seed Kerber at Rod Laver Arena. “I don’t think I missed an opportunity. I played against a better player today who earned her right into a grand slam final,” the Sydney-born 24-year-old told reporters. “That’s how I view it. She played a really, really good match. That’s why she is the winner and I’m not today. “But I’m really taking a lot of positive things from it. I’m really hungry to keep improving and keep enjoying what I’m doing. So that’s where I’m at.” Konta showed nerves early against Kerber with eight unforced errors in the opening two games and conceded a 3-0 lead. But she hit back to win the next four games and battled hard in a tight first set before the German sprinted away to wrap up the match in 82 minutes. Konta’s rise over the last 12 months has been a revelation. Her last trip to Melbourne Park ended at qualifying when she was ranked 147th in the world. The Eastbourne resident plans a full schedule to continue her progression but was not getting bogged down in tangible goals. “I look to be the best I can be. Like I keep saying, I don’t look at myself in the mirror and say, ‘You’re number this in the world’,” she said. “That’s not how I view my career and my life. I just will go back, keep working hard, keep improving the things that I want to improve and keep enjoying what I’m doing.” (By Ian Ransom, Editing by Amlan Chakraborty) 

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<h2><strong>Australian Open: Latest News, Results and Records</strong></h2>
The Australian Open is the youngest of all the Grand Slams, having first started in 1905.

The tournament holds the record for the highest attendance at a Grand Slam event, where 743,667 people attended during the 2018 edition of the Australian Open. It also has the honor of being the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat.

There are three main courts, the Rod Laver Arena, the Melbourne Arena and the Margaret Court Arena. Aside from that, they have courts 7 to 15 and even court 19 and 20. The tournament first became open to all from 1969 onwards, a year after the remaining 3 did so.

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<h2><strong>Records</strong></h2>
<a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/novak-djokovic/">Novak Djokovic</a> is the most successful player of the Australian Open in the Open era. The Serbian star has clinched eight Australian Open titles.

In the women's side of the game, <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/serena-williams/">Serena Williams</a> is the most successful player with seven titles to her credit. Again, this was set in the Open era. Overall, Williams is still four behind tennis legend Margaret Court.

The youngest winner in the men's singles game was Australian player Ken Rosewall. Meanwhile, on the women's side, it was Martina Hingis. The players were 18 years, 2 months and 16 years, 4 months old respectively.

With regard to the oldest players, Rosewall bagged this crown at the aged 37 years and 2 months. However, if <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/roger-federer/">Roger Federer</a> wins the Australian Open, he could overtake Rosewall. In the women's side of the game, Thelma Long was the oldest winner at 35 years and 8 months.
<h2>Australian Open 2021 Plans</h2>
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The US Open 2020 was held behind closed doors, while the French Open 2020 saw just 1000 spectators allowed inside the Roland Garros fields.

Australian Open organizers are planning to allow 50 percent of the seats to be filled by fans. This is subject to government clearance. They also <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/that-wont-happen-australian-open-2021-proposes-to-relax-strict-quarantine-measures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">plan</a> on introducing relaxations on a lot of the quarantine restrictions the players had in Paris and New York.

While the 14-day quarantine will be there on arrival at Melbourne Park, there is expected to be some freedom for players and their team members.

Australian Open 2021 is expected to be held from January 18-31, 2021.

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<h3><strong>Johanna Konta 2021: Net Worth, Salary and Endorsements</strong></h3>
The Brit Johanna Konta is widely regarded as the WTA British Number one. She began playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in 2008. Interestingly, she represented Australia until 2012, before she attained Britain's citizenship.
<h3><strong>On-court?</strong><b>Achievements</b></h3>
While Konta may not have won a Grand Slam yet, she has reached the semifinals of Australian Open 2016, Wimbledon 2017, and French Open 2019.

On the WTA circuit, she has three titles to her name and in the ITF circuit she's bagged singles 11 titles.

[caption id="attachment_457497" align="alignnone" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-457497" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1153656330.jpg" alt="Johanna Konta" width="1920" height="1280" /> Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates victory during her ladies singles quarter-final match against Sloane Stephens of the United States during Day ten of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on June 04, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)[/caption]

In 2017 Johanna Konta was the Miami Open champion, and later that year she cruised into the semifinals of <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/wimbledon-championships-2019/">Wimbledon</a>. Konta's ranking reached a new career-high of world number four, which remains her highest to date.

In 2018, she struggled with her form and her rankings dropped. However, in 2019 Konta broke back into the Top 20 rankings.

The Brit reached the semifinals at the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/french-open-2019/">French Open</a> and quarterfinals at the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/us-open/">US Open</a>.


In 2019, she also reached the Italian Open final and the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
<h3>Johanna Konta's form leading up to the 2021 season</h3>
Konta had a bad 2020 season in the limited part of the year she played in on the WTA Tour. She suffered early losses at all three Grand Slam events.

Currently, she is ranked at no. 14 in the WTA Rankings.

[caption id="attachment_457494" align="alignnone" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-457494" src="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1128334839.jpg" alt="Johanna Konta" width="1920" height="1280" /> BATH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates victory during the Europe/Africa Group A match against Anna Bondar of Hungary during day three of the Fed Cup at the University of Bath on February 08, 2019 in Bath, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)[/caption]
<h3>Personal life</h3>
Konta is married to Australian Rules Footballer Shane Mumford.

<strong>READ MORE - <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/who-is-johanna-konta-partner-boyfriend-jackson-wade/">Who is Johanna Konta?s Partner &amp; Boyfriend, Jackson Wade?</a></strong>
<h3>Johanna Konta: Net worth 2021</h3>
<span class="s1">From her exploits on the WTA courts, Konta has <a href="https://www.wtatennis.com/players/313907/johanna-konta" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">earned</a> US </span>$9,727,685 so far in her career.
<div class="profile-header-stats__value not-visible">She has an <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/richest-tennis/johanna-konta-net-worth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">estimated</a> net worth of $4 million.</div>
<h3><strong>Johanna Konta?s Endorsements 2021</strong></h3>
Konta has two main sponsors, namely Ellesse and Babolat.

In 2017, she was appointed as the first UK ambassador of Nature Valley cereal bars. She also has a deal with British accessories brand Radley.
<h3><strong>Foundations and Charity Work</strong></h3>
Along with the likes of <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/caroline-wozniacki/">Caroline Wozniacki</a>, <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/venus-williams/">Venus Williams</a>, and others, Konta pledged her support to StarCards.

StarCards is a tennis charity auction that raises money for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.<span class="s1">??</span>

She is also an <a href="https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1446716/homelessness-has-always-been-close-to-my-heart-kontas-charity-trip-to-downing-street" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ambassador</a> for Centrepoint, a charity that supports homeless young people of London.
<h3>How to contact Johanna Konta?</h3>
<a href="https://twitter.com/JohannaKonta" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johannakonta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>
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<td class="td2" valign="top">
<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b>29</b></span></p>
</td>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b>Spouse</b></span></p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="s1">Shane Mumford</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1">British</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b>Endorsements</b></span></p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="s1">Ellesse, Babolat, Nature Valley, Radley</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b>Net Worth</b></span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1">US $4 million</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b>Height</b></span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1">1.80 m</span></p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><b>Coach</b></span></p>
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<p class="p3">Thomas Hogstedt</p>
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Johanna Konta

Johanna Konta 2021: Net Worth, Salary and Endorsements The Brit Johanna Konta is widely regarded as the WTA British Number one. She began playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in 2008. Interestingly, she represented Australia until 2012, before she attained Britain&#8217;s citizenship. On-court?Achievements While Konta may not have won a Grand Slam yet, she has reached the semifinals of Australian Open 2016, Wimbledon 2017, and French Open 2019. On the WTA circuit, she has three titles to her name and in the ITF circuit she&#8217;s bagged singles 11 titles. Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates victory during her ladies singles quarter-final match against Sloane Stephens of the United States during Day ten of the 2019 French Open at Roland Garros on June 04, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) In 2017 Johanna Konta was the Miami Open champion, and later that year she cruised into the semifinals of Wimbledon. Konta&#8217;s ranking reached a new career-high of world number four, which remains her highest to date. In 2018, she struggled with her form and her rankings dropped. However, in 2019 Konta broke back into the Top 20 rankings. The Brit reached the semifinals at the French Open and quarterfinals at the US Open. In 2019, she also reached the Italian Open final and the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Johanna Konta&#8217;s form leading up to the 2021 season Konta had a bad 2020 season in the limited part of the year she played in on the WTA Tour. She suffered early losses at all three Grand Slam events. Currently, she is ranked at no. 14 in the WTA Rankings. BATH, ENGLAND &#8211; FEBRUARY 08: Johanna Konta of Great Britain celebrates victory during the Europe/Africa Group A match against Anna Bondar of Hungary during day three of the Fed Cup at the University of Bath on February 08, 2019 in Bath, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Personal life Konta is married to Australian Rules Footballer Shane Mumford. READ MORE &#8211; Who is Johanna Konta?s Partner &amp; Boyfriend, Jackson Wade? Johanna Konta: Net worth 2021 From her exploits on the WTA courts, Konta has earned US $9,727,685 so far in her career. She has an estimated net worth of $4 million. Johanna Konta?s Endorsements 2021 Konta has two main sponsors, namely Ellesse and Babolat. In 2017, she was appointed as the first UK ambassador of Nature Valley cereal bars. She also has a deal with British accessories brand Radley. Foundations and Charity Work Along with the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, and others, Konta pledged her support to StarCards. StarCards is a tennis charity auction that raises money for the Great Ormond Street Children&#8217;s Hospital in London.?? She is also an ambassador for Centrepoint, a charity that supports homeless young people of London. How to contact Johanna Konta? Twitter, Instagram   Age  29   Spouse  Shane Mumford   Residence  Eastbourne, England   Nationality  British   Endorsements  Ellesse, Babolat, Nature Valley, Radley   Net Worth  US $4 million   Height  1.80 m   Coach  Thomas Hogstedt