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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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‘Motherhood is really tough’: Johanna Konta returns to Wimbledon

Johanna Konta in action in the Viking Open at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, 2021.
Johanna Konta in action in the Viking Open at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, 2021. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA

“Are you loving motherhood?” was one of the first questions the former British No 1 tennis star Johanna Konta found herself being asked as a new mother. She would respond “yes”, feeling it to be the appropriate response. But now, she’s taking a more honest approach.

“I think the act of motherhood is really tough, it’s really monotonous and boring compared to what I used to do, which is play on Centre Court and travel the world and live a very selfish existence,” Konta said bluntly.

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