Miami Open: Johanna Konta beats Caroline Wozniacki for title

Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Saturday who had never won an elite WTA premier mandatory event, will move to number seven in the world rankings with the victory

Britain’s Johanna Konta (right) and Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki pose with the winner and runner-up trophies respectively after the Miami Open singles final in Florida on Saturday. Pic/AFP

Miami: Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Saturday who had never won an elite WTA premier mandatory event, will move to number seven in the world rankings with the victory.

The 25-year-old breaking to love in the opening game before Wozniacki swiftly broke back to level at 2-2. After another break each, the Briton took advantage of two double-faults from the Dane to break to 5-4 and serve out for the set.

There was a similar pattern to the start of the second set, with the pair exchanging breaks in the first two game. The key moment came when Konta broke to go 4-3 up.

Konta then broke again to secure the biggest win of her career and the best by a British woman since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977.

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