Johanna Konta and Simona Halep in final-set shootout for spot in the semi-finals
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ByEurosport
Published 11/07/2017 at 17:10 GMT
Johanna Konta won a second-set tiebreak to send her quarter-final against Simona Halep to a final-set shootout for a spot in the last four.
Johanna Konta of Great Britain plays a forehand during the Ladies Singles quarter final match against Simona Halep of Romania on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2017 in Londo
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Konta, the first British woman to make the last eight at SW19 since Jo Durie in 1984, was broken in the second game of the first set but rallied to send the first set to a tie-breaker.
However, the Romanian, who will become the world number one should she win, produced some majestic defence to claim the first set.
Konta was in the ascendancy for much of the second set but failed to convert any of the four break opportunities on offer.
The 26-year-old, whose previous best showing in SW19 was the second round in 2016, managed to claim the breaker 7-5 to send their match to a decider.
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