Week 20 - ITF ($100K+H) - Prague, Czech Republic - Clay

steven · Tennis legend

Week 20 - ITF ($100K+H) - Prague, Czech Republic - Clay

Miriambee · Futures level

Heather on ITF LS, now 3-0 up in 1st set.

steven · Tennis legend

It's a Hev in a hurry

*4-0 up in the 1st set

Bruce · Lower Club Player

From www.spartapragueopen.cz/
Watson vs. Koukalova 62 *11

steven · Tennis legend

Hev broken serving for the match

6-2 5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Koukalová serving to stay in the match and Hev has 15-30 ... 15-40 2 MPs!

... and that is one of her best-ever ranking scalps - fantastic

L32: Heather Watson WR 112 beat (2) Klára Koukalová (CZE) WR 30 (CH 20 in 2013) by 2 & 4

L16: Heather Watson WR 112 v (WC) Petra Uberalova (SVK) WR 359 (CH 349 in Mar)

Jan · Hall of fame

brilliant!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Way to go, Heather !

philwrig · Hall of fame

Great scalp for Hev, and looking like she's picked up a level from last week.

I always though am wary about formlines in 100k's when higher ranked players who normally just play WTA events drop down a level. Not sure their intensity is quite what it would be normally. Safarova the number 1 seed was beaten yesterday by a complete no hoper is another good example.

indiana · Tennis legend

A pretty decent week already when we have the 5 fit members of the GB top 6 all winning at least their R1 of 50Ks and above and all still in action going into Thursday.

With none of them having anything to defend this week, there should be quite a lot of blue near the top of the top 25 table.

Spectator · All-time great

Is a good example, Phil, not another good example.

Spectator · All-time great

Actually, looking at Alexandrova (who beat Safarova), last week she beat Stephanie Foretz Gacon, Madison Brengle, Arantxa Rus and Tamira Paszek ... so it may not be simply Safarova's lack of intensity (or jitters at playing at home ... or whatever).

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Brilliant win. Hope Hev can keep on winning now

indiana · Tennis legend

Although Heather had been on a bit of a roll, if she is now fully fit and healthy again, after all the matches she played earlier in the year, having a month or so out and then back in decent time before RG and then the grass court season may be no bad thing really.

Sim · County player

Great result for Hev.

Slightly ironic that one of her best victories ( in terms of ranking of player beaten) has not increased her points total. Still she can rectify that tomorrow!!