Johanna Konta into world top 10 after reaching China Open final
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British number one Johanna Konta moved into the world top 10 after reaching the final of the China Open by beating Madison Keys 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4.
The 25-year-old took the first set after a tie-break before American eighth seed Keys fought back in a semi-final lasting two hours, 35 minutes.
The 11th seed will now face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the final on Sunday.
The last British woman to make the world's top 10 was Jo Durie in 1984.
"It's really special, I feel very blessed to be coming back for the final," said Konta after a hard-earned victory in Beijing on Saturday.
Britain also has a finalist in the men's event, after world number two Andy Murray beat Spain's David Ferrer in straight sets.
Konta was ranked 146th in the world as recently as June 2015.
She is only the fourth British woman to make the top 10 since the WTA rankings began in 1975 - after Durie, Virginia Wade and Sue Barker.
Konta led 4-2 in the first set before losing three games in a row. She rallied to take the opening set on a tie-break before unravelling in the second as Keys took the tie into a third set.
Keys broke in the first game but Konta immediately responded before going on to secure a place in Sunday's final.
Analysis - Konta belongs there
Former British number one Jo Durie speaking to BBC Radio 5 live
It really is a terrific accomplishment. To get into the top 10 you need to be consistent week after week on the tour.
It will give Konta better seeding at Grand Slams and other players will be very wary of her. She has been proving she can beat those in the top 10, that she belongs there and she is a player to watch out for.
You have a greater aura and take it onto the court. The only thing, which can sometimes be a negative, is the lower-ranked players are now gunning for you and seem to play their best against you.
It has all happened in last 15 months for Jo Konta. She has gone from 150 to the top 10. It is amazing. Next year she goes straight into the Australian Open where she got to the semi-final. She is very good at keeping in the moment, focussing on herself and it is literally point by point with her.
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Best of luck for the final
Hopefully she can break top 8 and get to the Tour Final. She's done brilliantly to move so far up the rankings in such a short time.
Fingers crossed she can win in China.
1. Whinge that we are rubbish at sport
2. When we do get sports(wo)men being successful
a) attack their character eg Andy Murray, Lewis Hamilton
b) accuse them of not being British eg Johanna, Chris Froome
Count me out: I'm too busy cheering them all on
You make a great role model for my granddaughters!
Moderators -The nationality stuff is so repetitive and boring. Can't you put a filter on so those of us who don't want to read that rubbish can just screen it out? Personally I'm only interested in informed contributions from genuine sports fans.
Well done Johanna, I'm proud of you.
@8,Moggs,
@12,Golden Bear,
So By your templates,-Peter Andre is British, Nicole Kidman is American, Olivia Newton John is English, Cliff Richard is Indian,
We are now at the stage where people can take on Citizenship and rightly so, she has stated that she is proud to play under British Flag and I am proud of her, I thought she would lose to Madison Keys, She can get close to top!.