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href="/web/20161019044326/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/johanna-konta-china-open-wta-finals-leaderboard-angelique-kerber-serena-williams-a7354426.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161019044326/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/johanna-konta-china-open-wta-finals-leaderboard-angelique-kerber-serena-williams-a7354426.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Konta's China Open campaign confirms her place among the elite </a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Konta's run at the China Open has taken her into the world's top 10 and one of the qualifying positions for the prestigious, end-of-year WTA Finals in Singapore</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"> <div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story " data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div 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