Poland Open: Watson advances to last eight
Heather Watson defeated Yuliya Hatouka (6-2, 5-7, 6-1) on Thursday night.
Heather Watson (GBR) versus Jule Niemeier (GER) at Nottingham in June 2023 (Action Plus/Panoramic)
Heather Watson moved into the quarter-finals of the Poland Open by defeating qualifier Yuliya Hatouka in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-1) at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw on Thursday.
Watson, ranked No 146, will play Belgian Yanina Wickmayer next.
Heather Watson won against No 3 seed Katerina Siniakova (7-5, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Warsaw tournament, Hatouka, ranked No 240, edged out Frenchwoman Jessika Ponchet (6-4, 3-6, 7-5).
Warsaw WTA 250, other last 16 results (Legia Tennis Centre, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Claire Liu
- Laura Siegemund vs. Lin Zhu
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Karolina Muchova
- Viktoria Hruncakova vs. Linda Noskova
- Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Jodie Burrage: thursday
- Tatjana Maria beat Clara Tauson: 6-4, 6-0
- Yanina Wickmayer beat Tereza Martincova: 6-2, 6-2
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