Week 1 - WTA Premier ($1M) - Brisbane, Australia - Hard

Priesty · Challenger level

RE: Week 1 - WTA Premier ($1M) - Brisbane, Australia - Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Back to 3-3

TomTraubert · Futures level

*3-3

this is really close and momentum shifting abck and fourth

paulisi · Tennis legend

Hev breaks for the 5th time to lead 5-3

paulisi · Tennis legend

Hev wins 6-4 6-4

25pts so far and hopefully a decent main draw.

I think I heard correctly that Wozza had withdrawn and the main draw would be re-arranged

TomTraubert · Futures level

top stuff hev :D

that was a close hard fought match
three good wins back to back to start the season and at least +5 points
a full healthy year and theres no way i can see hev finishing outside the top 70

fingers crossed for the draw - think hantuchova would be best chance

steven · Tennis legend

The odd minor wobble over the 3 rounds, but all in all, excellent stuff from Hev

FQR: Heather Watson WR 121 beat (wc) Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) WR 238 (CH 25 in 2011) by 4 & 4

Peter too · Tennis legend

Of the possible R1 opponents Heather has beaten Suarez Navaro (17) and lost to Kanepi (30). As far as I can see she hasn't played the other possible opponents, their rankings vary between 23 and 33.

Josh · Challenger level

Heather's drawn 9th seed Cibulkova in the 1st round, with the winner to play Date Krumm in Round 2 and then probably Serena in the QF.

R1: Heather Watson WR 121 v (9) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) WR 23 (CH 12 in 2009)

Jan · Hall of fame

well done Hev - good news to wake up to!

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Yep, really pleased. I didn't see the match, but was it the 'old' Hev back?

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Well Done Hev

Tough 1st round but she should be feeling confident so may spring the upset

TomTraubert · Futures level

Helen40 wrote:
Yep, really pleased. I didn't see the match, but was it the 'old' Hev back?

was not on stream

shes seemed "gritty" in all 3 matches so far though

match tonight is at 01:00 UK

Priesty · Challenger level

Mervatron wrote:
Well Done Hev

Tough 1st round but she should be feeling confident so may spring the upset

Difficult but certainly not impossible IMO, especially as she's now got 3 matches under her belt.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Cibulkova can blow hot and cold, so chances, but overall top work from Hev, seems to have got all her fight back which stands her out as a player.