SYDNEY: Britain’s world number 10 Johanna Konta dominated the third-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska to win her second WTA title in the Sydney International WTA final on Friday.

Konta capped an impressive week and an ideal build-up to next week’s Australian Open in Melbourne with a

6-4, 6-2 win over the Polish second seed in one hour 20 minutes.

It was 25-year-old Konta’s second career WTA Tour victory after winning in Stanford last year and she became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1983 to win in Sydney.

“I was born here in Sydney so this is a very special moment for me,” Konta told the crowd at the presentation ceremony.

It was Konta’s first win over Radwanska, a victory that will lift her to world No.9 when the new rankings are released on Monday.

“I’m just overall happy with how I was able to progress throughout this tournament,” Konta said.

“I felt each match that I was playing I was thinking a little more clearly and was getting that much more match-tight, as the saying is.—AFP