Johanna Konta breezes past Jessica Pegula at Miami Open as she sets up second round clash with Wang Qiang Johanna Konta beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets, winning 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday Her serve was broken in the opening game but she fired back and denied Pegula Konta will be looking to win the Miami Open again, two years after victory there By Press Association Reporter Published: 06:29 GMT, 22 March 2019 | Updated: 06:29 GMT, 22 March 2019 Viewcomments Johanna Konta made light work of Jessica Pegula in the first round of the Miami Open, beating the qualifier 6-1, 6-4. The British No 1 suffered an early knock by the American, who broke her opponent's serve in the opening game. But Konta fired back into action and denied Pegula another game for the remainder of the set. Johanna Konta made light work of Jessica Pegula in the first round of the Miami Open The British No 1 managed to beat the qualifier 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday evening in Miami The Briton broke again as the second set got under way, although Pegula recovered enough to deny Konta another break for the rest of the match. Konta won 82 per cent of her points on her first serve as she powered her way past the 25-year-old. Konta progresses to play No 18 seed Wang Qiang in round two. She will be hoping to capture the Miami Open again, two years after her victory in Florida secured one of the biggest achievements of her career. Konta's win sees her progress to play No 18 seed Wang Qiang in round two at the Miami Open Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility