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Steven, I have posted a comment under the BBC article regarding under age 21 rankings as response to all these "ordinary" etc comments ( although it is actually a relatively and surprisingly poor period for under 21 players, which is showing signs of changing quite soon ).

I said nothing re the break, mainly because I'm fairly confused as to what it's all about.

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Nicely done.

Heather is going to be interviewed again on 5 Live between 7-7.30 - presumably either she's realised the confusion yesterday's interview has caused or they have.

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Stop press, that was short and sweet from Heather.

Scrub all she said yesterday, she was "very upset" after her loss. Her schedule remains unchanged, plays week beginning 01/04 and Fed Cup.

Bit bizarre..

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I don't really like the way she sounds. Not sure she needs a break, I don't know, maybe just needs a good mate and have a laugh. All the best to her.

Very clear tonight was just about stating that in fact her schedule was unchanged and she wasn't there for further discussion.

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Perhaps Heather was just guilty of being a bit too honest about how she was feeling in a post match interview then. A lesson learnt for the future as it doesn't sound great to say one thing one day and then another thing the next.

Anyway, Laura is finally on court though later than expected as the previous matches were both long 3 setters.

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I'm afraid neither interview came over well. Chris Evans was ripping her on radio 2 this morning.

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David Law clarifies that "Watson plans to go home to Guernsey for a few days break before her next event in Charleston in about ten days." which might be what she meant all along. Even if it wasn't, I don't think it would be a good idea to fall into the trap of reading lots into a few ill-chosen words in an interview in a bad moment.

Anyway, as Mike Dickson has just pointed out "In 11 weeks Heather Watson has played in New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Israel and 3 US cities, unsurprising she's fatigued."

She has always been disarmingly honest in interviews (supposedly something we want - so why do players always get made to pay for it so much? Think Andy ...) and she has always come across a lot softer off-court than she is on it (which is the right way round, obviously!)



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Too many people like all of us, myself included, over analysing and interpreting everything with barely constrained speculation, and eventually making 1+1 equal, well, not even 2, but something more akin to 746.325, or the square root of minus 2.

We're not 24 hour news media, we don't have to desperately fill up space and spin tiny evens into 'breaking news'. We'll end up turning Heather and Laura - both still refreshingly human and approachable - into cold insular PR autobots if we're not careful.

The biggest lesson, I feel, is for us.

Just. Be. Patient.

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Meanwhile, on court, Laura is 4-1*

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*5-1 became 5-2*

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I wander at what stage Laura will try and throw away this match? sorry that's just a dig at all the other GB girls.................

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Laura breaks again and wraps up a solid first set, 6-2

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Go Laura - don't do a Hev!

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paulisi wrote:

I'm afraid neither interview came over well. Chris Evans was ripping her on radio 2 this morning.

 And you think that matters? Chris Evans may be a good broadcaster, but his ability to be stupid and talk utter BS is incredible.



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6-2 3-4*
Giorgi seemingly much more in this second set than the first.

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