She came, she saw, she Konta-ed. At Crandon Park on Saturday, Johanna Konta landed what surely counts as the biggest title by any British woman for 40 years, as she blitzed Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the Miami Open.

It was a stellar performance from Konta, who now rises to a career-best position of No 7 in the world. In a match where both women’s serves came under heavy attack, she broke Wozniacki to love in the opening game and maintained her superiority throughout the next 95 minutes.

British tennis has not been without its successes on the women’s tour since 1977, the year Virginia Wade won Wimbledon. Jo Durie claimed a title in Sydney, Sara Gomer in Aptos and Annabel Croft in San Diego. But with a prize fund of around £950,000 for the winner, the Miami Open is one of the richest and most prestigious events on the WTA calendar, while also enjoying a long and vivid history as the former Lipton Championships.