HEATHER WATSON RUMORS
Great Britain Moves into World Group II Play-Off
Heather Watson
(February 10, 2013) Great Britain’s Fed Team have defeated Bulgaria 2-0 in their promotional play-off of the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I competition. This puts Great Britain into the World Group II play-off on April 20-21. The venue and opponent for the team will be announced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) at 1100 GMT on Wednesday, February 13...
Great Britain’s Fed Cup Team Shutout Bosnia in Opening Tie
Heather Watson
(February 7, 2013) Great Britain’s Fed Cup Team have defeated Bosnia & Herzegovina in their opening match of the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I competition.
In the first singles match, British No. 3 Anne Keothavong beat 16 year-old Dea Herdzelas 6-4, 6-2. Keothavong, having broken in the opening game surrendered her own serve immediately, but broke again...
Australian Open in Photos: Vekic, Watson, Robredo and more
Our esteemed tennis photographer is currently at Melbourne Park and will be providing daily tennis galleries from the 2013 Australian Open. Make sure to check back each day for a new gallery and don’t miss the fun from down under!
January 15, 2013 — Our Tennis Grandstand photographer is back and today’s featured gallery includes Heather Watson, Donna Vekic, Tommy Robredo...
UK's top-ranked female out of Hobart
Heather Watson, Britain's top-ranked female tennis player, has been forced to withdraw from next week's Hobart International because of a right elbow injury.
Watson, who said she still hopes to play at the Australian Open beginning Jan. 14, suffered the injury during her three-set loss to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the second round of the Auckland Classic in New...
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January 03, 2013
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Watson beats Chang in Japan Open final
Unseeded Heather Watson of Britain captured the first WTA title of her career on Sunday with a victory over Kai-Chen Chang of Taiwan in the final of the Japan Open.
Watson beat Chang 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (4) in a hard-fought battle that lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes. The 20-year-old Watson broke the unseeded Chang four times in the opening set while overcoming losing her own serve three times...
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October 14, 2012
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Li Na beats Watson 6-2, 6-3 in US Open 1st round
Li Na reached the second round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2009, beating Heather Watson in straight sets.
The ninth-seeded Li won 6-2, 6-3 on Monday. She's coming off a victory in Cincinnati, her first title since the 2011 French Open.
Li was upset as a top-10 seed in the first round at Flushing Meadows in each of the previous two years.
The 30-year-old from...
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August 27, 2012
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Britain’s Watson Advances to Wimbledon Third Round
Heather Watson photo courtesy of Dunlop
WIMBLEDON – Heather Watson became the first British woman since 2002 to reach the third round of Wimbledon on Tuesday defeating American Jamie Lee Hampton of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday.
“I was pleased with how I started the match, said the 20-year-old Watson. “I wanted to come on playing well from the first point and not...
Watson reaches Wimbledon's 3rd round
Heather Watson gave Britain a woman in Wimbledon's third round for the first time in a decade by beating Jamie Hampton of the United States 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday.
The 103rd-ranked Watson won the match's first five games to take control.
In the first round on Monday, the 20-year-old Watson became the first British woman to win a match on Centre Court since 1985. Now she...
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June 27, 2012
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Heather Watson Receives Wildcard to Bank of the West Classic
Heather Watson
The Bank of the West Classic has granted a main draw wildcard to up and coming young star Heather Watson for the 2012 event.
This will be the first appearance at Stanford for the 20 year-old Watson, who made a name for herself in the tennis world after winning the 2009 US Open Girls singles title.
Winning two additional singles titles on the ITF circuit, the...
Li, Clijsters reach 2nd round of Australian Open
Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka won 12 straight games to finish off Heather Watson 6-1, 6-0 in 67 minutes Monday in the opening match on center court at the Australian Open.
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