As properly as his purpose of reaching the second week at a Major, Konta additionally thought Murray was properly on the way in which to preventing for titles and pushing his rating up even additional. The 36-year-old just lately reached his greatest spot in 5 years at No 36 on the earth and made the ultimate in Doha earlier this season.

But the 32-year-old wasn’t certain whether or not a deep run at a Slam would give him the push to raise tour titles or vice-versa. “I mean that’s a bit like the chicken or the egg,” she defined.

“Whether it will be a title, a 250 or a 500 title to come before a second week appearance at a Slam again, who knows? But I think whenever as a player you get just a good run of tournaments, a good run of matches in those tournaments, making quarters, semis, finals. That builds and that will build into either making second week in a Slam or winning a title.”

The US Open returns solely to Sky Sports and NOW with feeds to all courts from twenty eighth August.