Instead, the 24-year-old qualifier battled through oppressive heat and
humidity for three hours and 23 minutes in a historic 7-6 (7/4), 6-7
(4/7), 6-2 triumph over Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza, the ninth
seed from Spain.
"It's a horrible situation to be in," Konta said. "It was definitely hot out there. I'm already a sweater so I was really perspiring. I dealt with it the best I could. I was hydrating. I was nibbling on a banana."
"I'm very tired but it's a good tired because it shows that I left everything out there. I'm just happy I was able to come away with a win."
The marathon match lasted seven minutes longer than the old mark set in 2011 when Samantha Stosur defeated Nadia Petrova on her way to the title. "I noticed after the first set it was incredibly long, but then after I had a couple glances on the clock, I'm like, 'OK, we have been here for a while,'" Konta said. http://post.jagran.com/konta-beats-heat-in-us-open-record-match-1441359765
"It's a horrible situation to be in," Konta said. "It was definitely hot out there. I'm already a sweater so I was really perspiring. I dealt with it the best I could. I was hydrating. I was nibbling on a banana."
"I'm very tired but it's a good tired because it shows that I left everything out there. I'm just happy I was able to come away with a win."
The marathon match lasted seven minutes longer than the old mark set in 2011 when Samantha Stosur defeated Nadia Petrova on her way to the title. "I noticed after the first set it was incredibly long, but then after I had a couple glances on the clock, I'm like, 'OK, we have been here for a while,'" Konta said. http://post.jagran.com/konta-beats-heat-in-us-open-record-match-1441359765
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