Britain Tennis - Aegon Classic - Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham - June 19, 2017 Great Britain's Johanna Konta during a media interview Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra Livepic
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The prospect of Johanna Konta becoming the first British woman to win Wimbledon in 40 years is certain to generate plenty of focus on the world number seven as next month's tournament draws close.
But Konta, who is playing in the Aegon Classic at Edgbaston this week, says that she will not be embracing any of the likely hype and intends to try to prepare as normal - inside her "bubble".
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