Week 37 - WTA International ($250K) - Quebec, Canada - Indoor Carpet

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 37 - WTA International ($250K) - Quebec, Canada - Indoor Carpet

jb288 · Satellite level

Heather breaks for *4-3.

Fernandez is clearly a talent with big shots, and a lovely drop shot, but you feel if Heather can stay patient and keep moving her around, she should take this.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Two further holds and another nice drop shot by Fernandez.

Watson serving for the set *5-4.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Takes the set on her 3rd set point (none consecutive). 6-4.

jb288 · Satellite level

This is making Emma Raducanu's win at Wimbledon look impressive, whatever the outcome :)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

4 straightforward serves to start the 2nd set. Fernandez twice to love and Watson one to love and one to 15. 2-2*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Heather broke the next game and then had her first uncomfortable service game since the fist game of the match, saving 2 BPs. A first failed drop shop from Fernandez.

4-2*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Hev had 2 individual MPs, but Fernandez held, so hopefully she can serve this out next and I can get to bed.

6-4 *5-4

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

She can't, broken to 30 :(

5-5*

Crowd stating to get more into it now as well.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Another chance to serve it out. Breaks to 30. *6-5

Late call in Waton's favour and Fenandez didn't look happy about it.

Come on Hev, avoid that tie breaker.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Held to 15 and sealed it with an ace (just her 2nd of the match) and wins 6-4 7-5. Really competitive but job done - provisionally in the top 100 again I think.

Garcia Perez or another Canadian WC Marino next in the quarters.

:)

Babfive · Satellite level

Well done Heather! biggrin

Strongbow · All-time great

Glad I couldn't see that - watching Hev is never easy - saved a night behind the sofa. Well done Hev biggrin

steven · Tennis legend

Ace Ventura wrote:
Held to 15 and sealed it with an ace (just her 2nd of the match) and wins 6-4 7-5. Really competitive but job done - provisionally in the top 100 again I think.

Garcia Perez or another Canadian WC Marino next in the quarters.

:)

Nice to see a relatively (ahem) comfortable win for Hev - her opponent is junior world no. 13 at 16, so I wasn't expecting it to be completely one-sided.

She should now be back in the top 100 - I think there are still enough players alive here and in Hiroshima to stop her but she'd be very unfortunate if enough results went against her to keep her out.

Jan · Hall of fame

Good news!