Johanna Konta won her biggest title of her career so far after defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the Miami Open 2017.
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Konta becomes the first British woman to win the Miami Open.
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25-year-old British number one overpowered her Danish opponent, who was that former world number one - 6-4 6-3.
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Konta, back in June 2015 was the world number 146, this woman will see her climb to seventh from 11th in the rankings.
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She also takes home £940,000 in prize money in claiming what was her third WTA Tour success from a fourth final.
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Relive Konta's Miami Open win
Konta won her first WTA title in July 2016 at the Bank of the West Classic.
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She was defeated in the China Open final in October 2016 but in January triumphed at the Sydney International without dropping a set.
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Her Miami open victory was her first success at a higher level, the top 'Premier Mandatory' rung of the WTA Tour.
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"Thank you so much to the crowd," Konta said.
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"You guys were incredible through the whole week. Miami is such an energetic city and you guys really bring that to the court.
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"My whole team team - thank you so much, we're having a great time working hard and I'm looking forward to continuing to do so."
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