Week 21 - WTA International ($250K) - Nuremberg, Germany - Clay

Jan · Hall of fame

Week 21 - WTA International ($250K) - Nuremberg, Germany - Clay

PaulM · Tennis legend

Praise Jesus!!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I have a stomach ulcer. I need Peptol Bismol.

Jan · Hall of fame

Yes - thank you Hev!
I need to lie down in a dark room - but Evo and Liam are still going!!

nicofrance · Strong Club Player

OMG that was painful !

Heather really needs to find some form with lots of ranking points to defend but its a relief to finally see her record a long overdue win.

JonH · All-time great

7 places ranking wise with that win though and Fanny Stollar is beatable in the next round. Could get a couple of wins going here with luck and confidence going into Paris

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, nice long Highland walk on Monday, a few drinks, zonk out until after midday, check scores. No drama

Well done, Heather.

brittak · Satellite level

Must admit that at having lost the second set, I thought Heather was done for so didnt pay close attention through the third. It was a welcome relief therefore to see the end result.

Great job in getting through that (and would be super if she could follow it up) so that she goes into the vital grass court season for her feeling a bit more confident in herself.

Well done!

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Phew; hard work again but gets the W :D
Well done Heather and good luck in R2 :)

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 86 def BONDARENKO, Kateryna (UKR) 79 6-3 3-6 7-6(3)

R2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 86 v STOLLAR, Fanny (HUN) Q 203 CH=201 1/5/17

Michael D · All-time great

How many MPs was that Heather missed before getting over the line? I counted at least 5 from the above posts, and then don't know how many of the final 3 MPs she needed... But great to see Heather finally stumble over a line Jonny Brownlee style...

Jan · Hall of fame

Michael D wrote:
How many MPs was that Heather missed before getting over the line? I counted at least 5 from the above posts, and then don't know how many of the final 3 MPs she needed... But great to see Heather finally stumble over a line Jonny Brownlee style...

I think she got the first of the final 3 MPs but I might have remembered wrongly.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Heather Watson won a match - Headlines on the BBC Sport page - Bless her, she is much loved.

Miriambee · Futures level

Jan wrote:
Michael D wrote:
How many MPs was that Heather missed before getting over the line? I counted at least 5 from the above posts, and then don't know how many of the final 3 MPs she needed... But great to see Heather finally stumble over a line Jonny Brownlee style...
I think she got the first of the final 3 MPs but I might have remembered wrongly.

She missed 3 (at least) at 5-4, then I couldn't bear to watch any more! I came back and found she had won the tie break. There were an enormous number of break points, she had 7 out of 20 odd, when I was watching, Katerina only slightly less at 6/14!

Strongbow · All-time great

39 BPs in 3 sets - glad I couldn't watch it - another Hev classic.