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US Open 2019: Johanna Konta, Serena Williams & Roger Federer aim for last eight

Johanna Konta believes playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium can inspire her to beat fifth seed Elina Svitolina and reach the US Open semi-finals.

The British 16th seed meets Ukrainian Svitolina on the world's biggest tennis court at 17:00 BST on Tuesday.

Konta, 28, has reached the quarter-finals in three successive majors.

"I'm lucky to have played on all the Grand Slam centre courts and it is another opportunity to play on one," she said.

"Ashe is a big court, it is a bit quicker than the other courts and I'm really looking forward to it.