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Konta, who won the Nottingham grasscourt title in June, was
forced to withdraw from Wimbledon a day before the Grand Slam
got underway when a member of her team tested positive for
COVID-19.
The 30-year-old then tested positive during her self-isolation
and said COVID had affected her both physically and mentally.
"It was a combination of feeling quite ill so I was sleeping or
just existing for a few days," she told reporters ahead of the
U.S. Open, which begins on Monday.
"There was also a period there where I had to work through my
own feelings of injustice at all of it, like: 'Why now?' sort of
feeling. I needed a bit of space and a bit of licking my
wounds."
When asked if she regretted not taking the vaccine, she said: "I
don't know, I'm not too sure."
The Briton also said she did not want to be drawn into an
argument about COVID-19 vaccinations being mandatory to play at
certain tournaments.
Konta's compatriot Andy Murray has said players travelling
around the world had a 'responsibility' to get vaccinated
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/
sports/murray-urges-fellow-players-get-vaccinated-2021-08-28.
"This is a tricky thing to talk about because it's a very
inflammatory subject and there's no real right answer," Konta
added.
"I don't want to talk about it because I wouldn't be able to get
my point across without it being a case for argument."
Konta returned to action at Cincinnati earlier this month,
falling in the first round of the tune-up tournament for the
U.S. Open where she plays Kristina Mladenovic in the first
round.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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