Johanna Konta In Easy Win In California

 

Johanna Konta cruised past Julia Boserup 6-3 6-1 in her first game at the Bank Of The West Classic in Stanford. The British No 1, seeded three for the tournament in California, was playing for the first time since her second-round exit against Eugenie Bouchard at Wimbledon late last month.

Konta was in dominant form in the second-round encounter, allowing only one break point - which she saved - to the wildcard entrant and serving up 11 aces. Boserup's serve proved far less ineffective and she was broken on five occasions, twice in the opening set and three more times in the second as Konta eased to victory.

Konta will play China's Saisai Zheng for a place in the semi-finals, with Zheng having beaten seventh seed Alize Cornet 6-4 6-1 in her second round tie.