Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams to win first WTA title in Stanford

Britain's Johanna Konta beat 7-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams to win her first WTA title in Stanford.

Johanna Konta, 25, won 7-5 5-7 6-2 in California to join Heather Watson as a British winner on the WTA Tour in 2016.

Sue Barker was the only previous British winner in Stanford, beating Virginia Wade in the 1977 final.