Wimbledon News : Heather Watson through to first fourth round; Ons Jabeur rolls on
Third seed Ons Jabeur won against Diane Parry of France 6-2, 6-3 in the third round to advance to Wimbledon for the second consecutive time. The victory also increased the winning streak of Ons Jabeur to 8-0
Ons Jabeur in last 16Ons Jabeur has dropped just 13 games in six sets. She won the first five games and the last 14 points to secure her victory against Diane Parry on centre court.
Ons Jabeur will lock horns with Elise Mertens in the fourth round of Wimbledon. The Belgian advanced to the fourth round after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 7-5 on court one in the third round.
Home hope Katie Boulter also advanced to the third round of the Grand Slam event after beating Karolína Plíšková 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-4 in the second round.
Heather Watson won against Kaja Juvan of Slovenia 7-6(6), 6-2 in the third round at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England, on June 27 to advance to the fourth round for the first time in her 12th appearances at the tournament.
Former World No. 38 Heather Watson reached the third round in 2012, 2015 and 2017. She came close to advancing to the fourth round in 2015 but fell to then-World No. 1 Serena Williams.
Kaja Juvan broke the serve of Heather Watson in the first set at 3-3, but the Brit broke back immediately. She held the next two service games for love. She got the lead of 6-3 and saved three of the next four breakpoints before the Slovenian double-faulted on the fourth.
Heather Watson started strong in the second set, easily winning the first five games. However, Kaja Juvan offered a fiery resistance to send the last three games in a deuce. Heather Watson saved three break points in the final game to secure her victory, advancing to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
Heather Watson will lock horns with Jule Niemeier of Germany in the fourth round of Wimbledon on July 3.