Konta Defeats Shelby Rogers In Straight Sets

 

British number one Johanna Konta picked up where she left off as she eased past Shelby Rogers in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. The 25years old beat Venus Williams at the Stanford Classic on Sunday to win her maiden WTA title and had little difficulty in disposing of another American in Rogers.

Now ranked 14th in the world, Konta needed a little over 80 minutes to book her place in round two with a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 win over the 23-year-old. Konta will face either Timea Babos of Hungary or Rogers' compatriot Vania King in round two as she looks to head to the Rio Olympics in fine form and add to her first title success over the weekend.