Johanna Konta reaches first final on WTA Tour

Johanna Konta has progressed through to her first final on the WTA Tour after she beat Dominika Cibulkova at the Bank of the West Classic.

A year ago, Konta was playing the majority of her tennis at the second tier of the women's game, but the 25-year-old's 6-4 6-2 victory over Cibulkova has left her closer to securing a place in the world's top 10.

The British number one was the marginal outsider to come through their last-four clash in Stanford but she produced one of the best performances of her career against the world number 12 as she broke three times during the 74-minute contest.

Konta also held each of her nine service games as she powered to victory over the Slovakian, which sets up a showdown with Venus Williams.

Regardless of the result on Sunday, Konta is projected to reach a career high of 14 in the world rankings on Monday.