Brit Johanna Konta beats Wozniacki in Miami Open final

Konta will rise to a career-high seventh in the rankings and second behind Karolina Pliskova in the year-to-date standings, with Wozniacki passing Williams for third.

"Someone needs to tell her "Jo it is going to be different" but you know what, I think she will handle it".

Wozniacki has been at this level many times before, the comparative experience level of the two players emphasising just how much of a relative newcomer Konta remains at this level.

In December 2014, her funding from the British Lawn Tennis Association was cut significantly because of a lack of success.

The victorious Konta was quoted by BBC Sport as saying: "The belief has been there since I was a little girl". He left me with some incredible tools to deal with my profession and also life.

It was all part of the process that has turned Johanna Konta into an elite competitor, a recognised champion and now a threat to those at the very top of the game.

She is now the first British woman to win the Miami Open. In front of her in the rankings are players she has competed with on close to level terms but whom she will regard as eminently beatable.

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"I think I'm learning to trust more in my mental and physical ability to keep coming back day after day".

Only one other player has gathered more ranking points in 2017 than Johanna Konta, but more importantly the new world number seven has now successfully negotiated the ideal dress rehearsal for a Grand Slam.

The victory on Saturday was the 10th seed's first at one of the four WTA Premier Mandatory events, which are among the biggest tournaments in women's tennis, reports Efe. Konta has sports in the genes - her grandfather Tamas Kertesz played pro soccer and coached the Ghana national team.

"It's great to finish the hard court season with great feelings, it adds a lot of confidence for the clay court season", he said. There would not have been many takers backing Konta to beat Wozniacki even a couple of years ago.

It was Wozniacki's third final of the year and third defeat following her loses in Dubai and Doha. And not at her best this week.

Nadal, who was disturbed by a drone flying above the court as he prepared to serve early in the second set, had to defend two break points at 3-3 with Federer's backhand in full flow, but he could not resist at the next time of asking. Can be a powerful positive role-model.