Johanna Konta takes bad spill, will she be ready for Wimbledon?

Johanna Konta takes a bad spill at the Eastbourne International. Now, she must recover in just days if she intends to make a run at Wimbledon.

A tennis player may have the strategies to win a difficult match in one day, but can they be victorious in two matches?

Johanna Konta won two matches in one day but was severely injured for it.

"“I’m obviously very happy to have come through a match like that…Jelena’s playing some incredible tennis, and it can be hard to accept having so little say in points. I really just tried to stick to my gameplan…” Konta had said relieved about defeating the French Open champion, no. 10 Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.More from Lob and SmashCaroline Wozniacki gets her wild card for the Australian OpenTennis News: Rafael Nadal, Emma Raducanu and protected rankingsMartina Navratilova: Money lost by coming out was in the ‘millions’Tennis News: Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios and Matteo BerrettiniBoris Becker and Rick Macci bicker over Carlos Alcaraz"

Little did she know that her biggest feat would come in the second match of the day when she’d play world number one, Angelique Kerber.

Eastbourne had faced two straight days of soaking rain and having two matches played in one day would have make up for the non-playing days deficit. Ostapenko is a feisty player that shows superior play. Konta had more aces and less unforced errors to win the tough three sets.

But it was a no-brainer for Konta when she had to be physically ready in an hour or so to play Kerber. She was looking forward to playing her and their last meeting she didn’t win. It was nearly a straight set glory for the tall, lean Konta who played to perfection on a strong deceptive play from her opponent.

It was a few points from match point during the second and deciding set that Konta went to chase down a hard hit Kerber shot and slipped along the baseline and rolled over.

"“I slipped and hit my head and it’s a bit sore”, the heavily British-accented Konta had said. It was a while before she could regroup from a timeout to came back to win the remaining two points and the match.  She accomplished the two victories but unfortunately had to withdraw from the Eastbourne tournament. She was exhausted saying “It’s been a busy afternoon, we’ve played a lot of tennis and I’m looking forward to recovering the best I can”."

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Johanna Konta always leaves it all out there on the court, but hopefully when the time comes she can repeat the excellent techniques once again.

"She has made it clear though that “I’m not thinking about [Wimbledon] right now. People can read into it whichever way they want. Right now I’m just resting for the next 24 hours. I’m looking to make sure I’m in a good place physically and health-wise to be able to compete next week”."