Konta advances to Sydney International final vs Radwanska
SYDNEY, Australia — Eugenie Bouchard’s strong run at the Sydney International came to an end Thursday, when the Canadian wild-card entry lost to Johanna Konta.
The Westmount, Que., native lost her semifinal match 6-2, 6-2 to Konta, who advanced to Friday’s final against Agnieszka Radwanska.
The second-seeded Radwanska had earlier defeated a tired Barbora Strycova 6-1, 6-2.
Konta, a Sydney-born British player, was a surprise semifinalist at last year’s Australian Open and seeded ninth for this year’s Grand Slam tournament. She broke Bouchard’s service in the third game of the first set, then broke again to open the second.