Weekend round-up: Watson moves on to Australian Open qualifying and more

Monday 08 January 2024

Heather Watson begins her bid to qualify for the main draw of the Australian Open tomorrow.

She will face World Number 214 Lulu Sun.

Watson will need to win through two more rounds to make the main draw in the singles.

Her best performance at the tournament came when she reached the third round in 2013.

On the weekend, alongside Greet Minnen, she finished runners-up in the Brisbane International Open doubles, losing 7-5, 6-2 to Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyia Kichenok in the final.

Guernsey FC’s home game against Chertsey Town was one of half-a-dozen Isthmian South Central fixtures to fall to the wet weather.

With all the other teams that sit around them in the table also having their matches called off, the Green Lions remain 18th in the table.

Guernsey Raiders did not have a fixture in National League 2 East and remain one place outside the relegation zone.

Bottom club North Walsham stayed pointless after losing 59-12 away at Tonbridge Juddians, who visit Guernsey next Saturday.

Sevenoaks, one place above Raiders having played one game more, stretched their advantage to nine points with a 31-27 win at home to Barnes.