Tennis - WTA International - Nature Valley Open - Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Britain - June 17, 2018 Australia's Ashleigh Barty after victory in her final match against Johanna Konta of Great Britain Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
(Reuters) - Australian No.1 Ashleigh Barty heaped disappointment on Britain's home hope Johanna Konta for a second successive year in the Nottingham Open as she ran out a three-set winner in a tight and compelling final on Sunday.
A disgruntled Konta, beaten in the final of the same pre-Wimbledon grass tournament by Donna Vekic last year, found the rising 22-year-old Australian talent too tough a hurdle as she fell to a 6-3 3-6 6-4 defeat after two hours and six minutes.
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