UK's Dart reaches first WTA final in China

Briton Harriet Dart said reaching her first WTA final "means the world" after she faced three match points on her way to beating 16-year-old Chinese wild card Sun Xinran at the Guangzhou Open.

After losing the opener 7-5 to the world number 405 on Saturday, the 30-year-old had to save three match points on her serve at 5-4 down in the second set before winning a tie-break.

The British number five then cruised through the decider to win 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0.

"It's been a really long journey, it's been really hard, and I've wanted it so much, so badly - sometimes too much - but to finally be here and be in the final means the world," she said in her on-court interview.

"Thank you to my team for sticking with me. I really appreciate you guys".