Heather Watson 'relaxed' as she moves within one win of best run at Wimbledon

Cool customer: Watson sent the 18th seed packing in just over an hour
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Giuseppe Muro5 July 2017

British No2 Heather Watson upset 18th seed Anastasija Sevastova to reach the third round on Wednesday.

Watson played some inspired tennis on Court Two and went through 6-0, 6-4 in just over an hour.

The 25-year-old has seen her ranking slide to world No102 but she was too good for her Latvian opponent who is ranked 19th.

Watson took the first set in just 19 minutes and saw out the match comfortably.

She will play 15th seed Elena Vesnina or Victoria Azarenka in the next round.

Watson said: “I feel like I am seeing the ball very big and moving well which is important on the grass. All-in-all I am happy.

“I felt very good at the beginning of the match. Very relaxed. She is a great player and was prepared for her best. She started to step up in the second set but I was able to keep my cool and keep with her."

Watson has reached the third round twice before but never made it into the second week at Wimbledon.

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She despatched Sevastova with some clean hitting and is playing with real confidence.

“I had to expect that she was going to raise her level after that first set but I just had to stay calm,” said Watson.

“Whoever wins [the match between Vesnina and Azarenka it will be a very tough match.”

Watson hit seven winners and no unforced errors as she needed just 25 points to wrap up the first set.

Former British player Jo Durie was impressed with the performance. “That was a great win,” she said. “But I am not surprised by this result. Her confidence is high."

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