Heather Watson Gets Emotional After Breaking Her Record at Wimbledon Championships 2022 in 43 Grand Slam Attempts

Today, 30-year-old British tennis player Heather Watson beat the Slovenian tennis player Kaja Juvan in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships 2022. Incidentally, this was the first time she has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament.

After the match, she became quite emotional, as she could not hold back her tears same as her family members, as the Brit succeeded at the highest level after many attempts.

Heather Watson reaches the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships for the first time

During the match today, Watson received massive support from her home crowd. Later, during the on-court interview, Watson said, “These are the moments that you dream of as a little girl and… I don’t know why I’m getting emotional. I think I’ve just had a really rough couple of years like so many people have. So, this means a lot. Thanks.”

Notably, after winning the first set in a hard-fought tie-breaker, she was up 5-0 in the second set. However, Juvan broke one of her serves to make things a little interesting. In the end, the Brit served it out to make history. After the match, she joked, “Firstly, it wouldn’t be me if there wasn’t a bit of drama at the end.”

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Notably, this was Watson’s 43rd Grand Slam appearance at this year’s Wimbledon Championships. After 43 attempts, she finally reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, that too at her home Grand Slam. In 2015, the current British no.4 came very close to reaching the fourth round. Unfortunately, she suffered a heartbreaking loss to the American legend, Serena Williams in a tough match, where she was serving for the match.

Now, in the next round, she will face the German player Jule Niemeier for a chance to play in the quarter-final for the first time in her career.

Other British players at the Wimbledon Championships 2022

While Watson made it to the fourth round, bigger British tennis stars like Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, crashed out of Wimbledon in round two. Meanwhile, another top British star, Dan Evans, also lost in the first round.

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Apart from them, the no.1 British star Cameron Norrie has reached the third round and will play Steve Johnson. Another Brit, Liam Broady, also reached the third round and will face the Aussie star Alex de Minaur. In the women’s draw, Katie Boulter beat the no.6 seed Karolina Pliskova in the second round to reach the third round as well.

Which Brit will go into the latter stages at this year’s Wimbledon? Let us know in the comments.