US Open 2016: Johanna Konta beats Belinda Bencic to reach last 16
Johanna Konta loves New York, and the Big Apple is falling for Konta. On her second visit to the US Open, she has reached the fourth round again. This time she is in better shape to go deep into the fortnight – and seemingly recovered after collapsing on court in her second-round match against the cultured Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, two days previous.
It took two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to stop her 16-match unbeaten summer run in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows last year after she had rousing victories over Andrea Petkovic, Victoria Azarenka and Simona Halep. This year, it looks less demanding and she has hit an even higher pitch of excellence.