Queen’s: Watson will face Rybakina in the second round
Heather Watson won against Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday. She’ll play No 4 seed Elena Rybakina in the next round
Heather Watson, Birmingham 2025 – © Action Plus / Psnewz
Qualifier Heather Watson advanced to the second round of the Queen’s by defeating Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-3 at Queen’s Club in London on Tuesday.
Watson, ranked No 164, will face No 4 seed Elena Rybakina next.
London WTA 500, other first-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, USD 1.415.000, most recent results first):
- Diana Shnaider vs. Magdalena Frech
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Francesca Jones vs. McCartney Kessler
- Emma Raducanu vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Karolina Muchova vs. Maddison Inglis
- Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Katie Boulter: tuesday
- Amanda Anisimova (8) beat Jodie Burrage (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Anastasia Zakharova (Q) beat Donna Vekic: 6-3, 6-3
- Sonay Kartal (WC) beat Daria Kasatkina: 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
- Tatjana Maria (Q) beat Leylah Fernandez: 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Petra Kvitova: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
