R1: Heather WATSON (GBR) 84 vs. Christina MCHALE (USA) 64 (CH 24 08/2012) H2H 1-3 2013 Poitiers, France - $100K - Hard - CM[6] - R32, HW won 2-6 7-5 6-4 2011 Charleston, SC, USA - Premier - Green Clay - HW(Q) - R56, CM won 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 2011 Rome, Italy - Premier 5 - Clay - CM[q16] - QR2, CM won 2-6 6-1 6-3 *2008 Junior Fed Cup, Mexico - Clay - CM won 2-6 2-6 *Junior Result
Good draws. Winner of Jo's match plays Falconi/Lucic-Baroni; winner of Hev's plays Maria/Kovinic. If both keep winning, they meet in the QF.
Mmm. Yes, it was: I can't explain how sad it is to see Heather leave push through the crowds to leave the court & sit under a palm tree and cry. https://twitter.com/TheSliceTweets/status/54984539545673730
But, reading the thread back quickly, I did find this, which roused me from that sadness:
Julia Carrot wrote:
Will Mchale continue her run tonight against Jelena J? Probably not as I have placed my 1st online bet ever on her doing so !!!
To which came the solemn reply:
steven wrote:
Unfortunately she didn't - JJ handed out a 2 & 0 thrashing!