Johanna Konta cruised into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open for a second successive year after seeing off Lara Arruabarrena in straight sets.
The British number one beat her tricky Spanish opponent 7-5 6-1 to set up a last-eight meeting with Simona Halep or Sam Stosur.
A much more difficult night looked on the cards for the 10th seed as Arruabarrena, who had only won one match this year prior to arriving in Miami, played superbly in the opening set and only some impressive serving from Konta kept her in it.
And at 6-5 she raised her return game as well, breaking Arruabarrena to take the opener. She timed it nicely as it was the first time she had been ahead in a service game of the Spaniard's.
The second set was a different story, as Konta began to flex her muscles and hit her opponent off the court on her way to a 4-0 lead.
A slight mishap saw Arruabarrena break to avoid a bagel, but Konta shut down any hopes of a comeback by seeing out the second set and the match.
Source: PA
