Week 13 - WTA125 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Hard

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Week 13 - WTA125 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Hard

PaulM · Tennis legend

Super Hev!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Mervatron2 wrote:
Wow. Where have these two wins come from?

The Whitney win wasn't much to crow about - Whitney had just won the title in Santo Domingo the day or so before, had travelled to Mexico, and really played poorly against Heather, physically or mentally tired, or both

BUT Sara is a different kettle of fish - I saw some of the first two sets - and Sara was playing well - her normal irritating style of play that is quite effective - and Heather was giving it as good as she got, even when she lost the point - and obviously better in the third biggrin

indiana · Tennis legend

QF/R1: (1) Harriet Dart (GBR) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) CR 99 (62+37) lost to Maya Joint (AUS) / Ena Shibahara (JPN) CR 235 (175+60) by 7-6(5) 6-2

So our #1 and #2 seeds, Harriet+ and Heather+ are out but at least Emily + are in the SF, and Heather is into the singles QF ...

indiana · Tennis legend

QF: Heather Watson WR 206 (CH 38 in January 2015) vs Marina Stakusic (CAN) WR 126 (CH 114 in February)

Stakusic got a w/o over the #3 seed in the L16.

indiana · Tennis legend

In years past Heather has had some of her very best weeks in Mexico, with 2 of her 4 WTA Tour titles achieved there:

2016 WTA International Monterrey - beat Kirsten Flipkens in the final.

2020 WTA 250 Accapulco - beat Leylah Fernandez in the final.

Seems to be something in the Mexican air to her liking.

wimbledont · Lower Club Player

Heather a set to the good, 6-3...

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

Heather lost the first 3 games then won the next 6.

Keep going. biggrin

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

Heather has won - 6-3, 6-1

paulisi · Tennis legend

Another win for Hev

DF · Tennis legend

QF: Heather Watson WR 206 (CH 38 in January 2015) def Marina Stakusic (CAN) WR 126 (CH 114 in February) 6-3 6-1

the addict · Tennis legend

Ten games in a row for Hev. One of those days when the shots all seemed to go in and she was well on top. No aces though, but then there was only one DF. Impressive performance, I enjoyed that.

ETA - 49 points for reaching the SF more than covers the points she is dropping for the spring quarter (thanks Strongbow)

-- Edited by the addict on Friday 28th of March 2025 10:31:53 PM

DF · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:

SF: Emily Appleton (GBR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) CR 167 (83+84) vs Hanna Chang (USA) / Christina McHale (USA) CR 2007 (571+1436)

Good win there. Now may Emily+ do rather better against the Americans than Hev+ did.

Not much better is the answer

SF: Emily Appleton (GBR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) CR 167 (83+84) also lost to Hanna Chang (USA) / Christina McHale (USA) CR 2007 (571+1436) 6-0 3-6 [8-10]

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Well done Heather - moving back up the rankings, with good wins here.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great job Hev.

Keep it up.