Johanna Konta produced her latest stunning result by defeating two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to reach the quarter-finals of the Aegon International in Eastbourne.
On the day she was confirmed as the 17th seed for Wimbledon, the British number one came from a set down to win 5-7 6-4 6-0.
It was in her home town of Eastbourne last year that Konta's remarkable rise really began with a run to the last eight.
At that stage she was ranked 146 but runs to the fourth round of the US Open and the semi-finals of the Australian Open have elevated her into the highest echelons of the sport.
The world number 18 looked poised to take the opening set when she led 5-2 but one set point slipped away and Kvitova surged back with a run of five games in a row.
Konta was not disheartened, though, and held onto her lead in the second set to level the match.
Fifth seed Kvitova had her thigh strapped and may have been hampered in the decider but that was to take nothing away from Konta, who played superbly and will face either Andrea Petkovic or Ekaterina Makarova in the last eight.
Source: PA
