Womens British Tennis on the Rise
British Tennis celebrated a great weekend with Heather Watson winning the first singles title of her career and the first WTA title by a female British player since Sara Gomer won in Aptos in 1988. Watson defeated Chang Kai-Chen of Taipei in 3 hours 11 minutes of tense and intense tennis with both players going for their first title. Watson took the match on a third set tiebreak after serving for the 2nd set and saving match points in the 3rd. Not only did Watson win her first singles title, she also reached the doubles final partnering Kimiko Date Krum but lost to the US pair Spears/Kops-Jones. However, this has not been the only success for Heather Watson this year. Earlier this summer, Watson teamed up with Marina Erakovic to win her first WTA doubles title in Los Angeles. Watson also reached the 3rd round of Wimbledon, the first player to do so since Elena Baltacha in 2004 Meanwhile, Laura Robson has also had an excellent summer...