Week 1 - WTA International ($220K) - Auckland, NZ Hard

Josh · Challenger level

RE: Week 1 - WTA International ($220K) - Auckland, NZ Hard

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Impressed by Heather but far too careless at times. Overall she looked top 100 standard with the potential to go a lot higher if she can tighten up a few things.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Looking good for next week.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Tremendous support as she's leaving the court, some consolation perhaps, for her.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Another mention of her play which saved MP. A stunning show of athleticism and defence. She eventually broke back, and almost took it to a tb. The mere fact that she was virtually out of the point twice, it would have been easy to simply let the ball go and be pleased with her run to the quarters. But she didnt, and it almost turned the match around. On another day, it very well may turn a match around.

Goodnight,
I mean it this time.

-- Edited by Maza1987 on Thursday 6th of January 2011 03:42:08 AM

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

They've just played some of Heather's press conference on 5 live - she said her target for this year is Top 100.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Hopefully, top 96.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Peng won the first set against Wickmayer 6-3 and is 4-4 second set.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Apparently her win against Heather was her 16th consecutive win, so definitely in form.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

RBBOT wrote:

They've just played some of Heather's press conference on 5 live - she said her target for this year is Top 100.

If Hev can maintain her current level, it is quite possible she'll achieve her target half way through the year. Plenty of points on offer in the next couple of weeks, 5 more victories would set her up nicely. No particular hurry, though. Russian proverb: Go slowly in order to get further

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Yes, some kind person has uploaded the vid of Heather saving MP with that great rally.

Hustle!

LordBrownof · Futures level

That was so good I watched it 5 times. That was a better point from Heather than I saw all week from Laura. Very exciting stuff.

indiana · Tennis legend

I'd read about the MP hustle point but never seen it. It lives up to its billing smile

steven · Tennis legend

Turns out that Heather is really just an abject failure ... by her own standards. I'd love to be that much of a failure myself. wink

'During every December I sit down with my Dad and discuss targets for the year. Last season it was to break 150, so I'm a couple of weeks late. This year it's to break the 100, I'd like to smash that target if I can,'

Appropriately enough, that quote comes from a good article in the Daily Fail (not that they fail at tennis these days, it has to be said) at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1345891/Heather-Watson-breaks-150.html#ixzz1AglrgNud