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Heather Watson has successfully battled through two qualifying matches and the opening round of the Korea Open.
She will now face Ukrainian fifth seed Marta Kostyuk in the second round tomorrow.
Her 6-4 6-4 victory in the first round against China’s Jia-Jing Lu is only her third win in the main draw this season.
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— LTA (@the_LTA) September 16, 2024
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Watson made it through the qualifiers by beating Jeong Bo-young 6-2 6-2 and Yeon Woo Ku 7-5 6-3.
She has also been named this week in the Great Britain team to play in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals between 15-20 November.
The Brits will take on Germany in their first match of the knock-out stages on Friday 15 November at Malaga’s Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena.
The GB Team:
Katie Boulter (world No.35)
Harriet Dart (world No.61)
Emma Raducanu (world No.72)
Heather Watson (world No.184 / world No.58 – doubles)
Olivia Nicholls (world No.50 – doubles)
Team captain Anne Keothavong said: “We are really looking forward to the Finals in Malaga after qualifying following our fantastic weekend in France in April. Our team have created excellent memories and put in outstanding performances in this competition in recent years and we will relish the opportunity in November.
“There is still a lot of tennis to be played, and changes can be made up until the day before our first match.”
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