Britain's bright hope Konta bows out to Serena

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Johanna Konta bowed out of the Australian Open on Wednesday, taking British hopes of a first women's grand slam singles champion in 40 years with her, but the ninth seed said her defeat to Serena Williams had been the experience of a lifetime. The American world number two put down the challenge of the in-form Briton 6-2 6-3 in an hour and 15 minutes to deny Konta a repeat of last year's foray into the last four. "I think there's so many things I can learn