Week 41 - WTA ($220K) - Osaka, Japan - Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 41 - WTA ($220K) - Osaka, Japan - Hard

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

TB Heather serves first.
*0-0
1-0*
1-1*
*2-1
*3-1
3-2*
4-2*
*4-3
*5-3
6-3* Points split in the match: 128 each
6-4*
*7-4

(Sobbing ensued)

BritInMilwaukee · Improver

SHES DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7-5 5-7 7-6(4) ... a bit of an Isner like scoreline in the end but wow. So happy for her

Reeltime · Satellite level

Oh yeah! Congratulations to Heather, absolutely superb. First of many im sure. And what a match!!!!!

steven · Tennis legend

Not an Isner-like match though LOL

Wonderful - that girl just never gives up!

daisy · County player

What a fighter that girl is .... looking down and out but comes back to take it to the tie-break and then win it.

Fantastic from Heather to win her first WTA title.
Gone all teary ......

Reeltime · Satellite level

steven wrote:

Wonderful - that girl just never gives up!

You can say that again.

Priesty · Challenger level

Our 24-year wait is over!! Well done Hev!!!

Didn't expect her to beat Laura to it but a great achievement.

wolf · Tennis legend

Been following the scores on my phone since the end of the first set - really amazing from Heather to get her first wta title and in the way she did it!!

British number 1 and top 50 as well.

philwrig · Hall of fame

HEV DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN'T BELIEVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Champion.
History maker.

Reeltime · Satellite level

A day late, but I'm claiming it as a birthday present :)

And it makes Starbucks worth it.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Top 50 is here.

steven · Tennis legend

Just checked - Hev has already played for more than 15 hours this week - 11h 18m in singles and 3h 57m in doubles with a match to go. Who said WTA players have it easy? LOL

Maza1987 · Challenger level

TThat's 3 wta titles this year for hev.
going for a 4th in a couple of hourse