Johanna Konta made history Tuesday afternoon when she became the first British woman to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals since 1978 b...
Johanna Konta made history Tuesday afternoon when she became the first British woman to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals since 1978 by beating Simona Halep. But the thrilling match ended in a little bit of controversy.
They had one set apiece, and Centre Court was growing increasingly loud and excited as Konta fought for the match point. Despite the crowd being reminded several times to remain silent as the final set went on, one woman in particular couldn’t contain her excitement and let out a yelp as Konta hit the ball back to Halep.
Although she was clearly able to return it, Halep appeared to stop playing after hearing the noise, and the ball was stopped in the net, giving Konta the historic victory.
Wimbledon has been waiting 39 years for a British woman to return to the semifinals.— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 11, 2017
Johanna Konta got it done in three sets. pic.twitter.com/kXGcULv0rB
Afterward, even Konta seemed a bit unsure of what exactly happened, guessing that a woman on her side of the court screamed. She said because the noise was heard as she was returning the ball, it actually affected her more than Halep. She’ll face Venus Williams in the semifinals.
"I think a woman screamed"— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) July 11, 2017
Jo Konta on the bizarre end to that match.https://t.co/WSbOMcOxGE #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/l2NGKdotLN
“I thought he’s going to repeat the point,” she said. “I think it’s normal to repeat the point when someone is screaming like that.”It was an awkward and unusual finish to an exceptionally close quarterfinal match, raising a few eyebrows about what exactly happened.
— Raphaël Badache (@R_Badache) July 11, 2017
Hey #Wimbledon, that woman who screamed during the final point was incredibly rude. You'd think the crowd at Wimby knew better. Boo.— Rick Joerdan (@tempestuousjoe) July 11, 2017
A disgraceful #Wimbledon crowd totally hindered @Simona_Halep on match point in favor of @JoKonta91. Shameful.— Kimberly A. Woodard (@BeingKimmie) July 11, 2017
.@Wimbledon #WTA
— Raphaël Badache (@R_Badache) July 11, 2017
#Wimbledon #Konta Whoever that silly screaming woman was, she should be banned from attending future matches for disrupting this rally pic.twitter.com/yvyiYkBkoZ— zima (@maaadcow) July 11, 2017
Stupid woman screaming in the crowd ruins the end of the Konta - Halep match... #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Ckof3Wz6Qk— CoxeyLoxey (@CoxeyLoxey) July 11, 2017
People in the crowd are a joke. Have been for years. Do they think the players are deaf when they scream & shout during points? #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/OOSoa91Zni— The Ginger Pirlo (@ToonBano) July 11, 2017
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