MELBOURNE: Johanna Konta ground down Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai 6-4 6-1 at the Australian Open on Wednesday to become the first British woman to reach the semi-finals of a grand slam in over 30 years.
Hours later, Andy Murray capped a banner day for Britain as he reached the semi-finals of the men´s tournament with a four-set victory over David Ferrer.
Murray´s win ensured Britain have two representatives in the last four of a grand slam for the first time since 1977.
The 47th-ranked Konta will seek to continue her fairytale run on Thursday when she meets German seventh seed Angelique Kerber for a place in the title-decider. – Agencies
