Konta beats Wozniacki in straight sets in Miami final

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Johanna Konta of Great Britain holds the Butch Buchholz Trophy after her match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the women’s singles championship of the 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center - Pic by USA TODAY Sports

Reuters: Late-blooming Johanna Konta won the biggest title of her career when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3 in the women’s final at the Miami Open on Saturday.

British 10th seed Konta used an aggressive game plan to overcome Danish 12th seed Wozniacki on the Crandon Park hardcourt.

Konta stuck to her hard-hitting tactics, despite a few hiccups, before clinching victory with a perfectly-weighted lob that landed on the baseline for her second title of the year, after winning in Sydney in January. “I couldn’t believe it was over because I was so focused, just trying on every single point,” Konta, who hit 33 winners, said in a courtside interview.

“Having opportunities like these to almost get a pat on the back for all that hard work is very rewarding.”

It has been barely eight months since Konta clinched her first career title by beating Venus Williams in the Stanford, California final, before adding in the city of her birth the Sydney International in January.

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