Johanna Konta insisted that she is capable of winning Wimbledon one day after her bid to become the first British player since Virginia Wade in 1977 to claim the ladies’ singles came to an end at the hands of Venus Williams yesterday.

After Andy Murray’s exit the previous day, Konta, 26, was the nation’s last hope in the singles events, but she was overwhelmed in her semi-final by the constant attacks of Williams. The 37-year-old American won 6-4, 6-2 in 73 minutes to become the oldest female grand-slam finalist since Martina Navratilova reached the All England Club final at the same age 23 years ago.

“Honestly, I think I was in with just as much of a shot [as anyone] of winning this tournament. I