{"id":131335,"date":"2015-07-04T06:26:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T06:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=131335"},"modified":"2015-07-04T06:26:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T06:26:02","slug":"serena-williams-through-in-wimbledon-after-watson-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/serena-williams-through-in-wimbledon-after-watson-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams through in Wimbledon after Watson thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

British number one Heather Watson gave top seed Serena Williams a huge scare before losing a thrilling third-round match at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old battled back from a set down, winning six straight games from 3-3 in the second set.<\/p>\n

Watson served for the match at 5-4 in the decider but five-time Wimbledon champion Williams recovered to win 6-2 4-6 7-5 in two hours and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

The 20-time Grand Slam champion will play her elder sister Venus next.<\/p>\n

\"Heather<\/p>\n

Watson led 3-0 with a double break in the final set<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“It was a tough, tough ask today. But I was super, super close. I think that’s what really hurts the most,” said Watson.<\/p>\n

“I honestly didn’t think I was going to win,” Williams said. “How I pulled through, I really don’t know.<\/p>\n

“I just was like, ‘listen, if I’m going to go lose, I’m going to lose trying to do the right things’.<\/p>\n

Watson, the world number 59, was the last surviving British woman in the main draw and was hoping to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time.<\/p>\n

Few people gave Watson a chance against the world number one, who overpowered her to take a one-sided first set in just 25 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Watson fails to emulate Sue Barker<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
It is 36 years since a British woman last beat a world number one, when Sue Barker beat Chris Evert in Boston in 1979.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

It appeared that the tournament favourite would sweep to a swift victory, but Watson regrouped and began to mount a better defence of her serve.<\/p>\n

At the same time, errors began to litter Williams’ game and she became visibly frustrated by her frequent mistakes.<\/p>\n

That increased Watson’s belief and, as she improved, the crowd began to sense a comeback was possible.<\/p>\n

Playing inspired tennis, she levelled at one-set all and moved 3-0 up in the decider with a double break.<\/p>\n

By now, Centre Court was rocking but Watson could not maintain the momentum, losing a point that would have put her 4-0 up, and Williams fought back to lead 4-3.<\/p>\n

Watson was not done yet, however. Another break gave her the chance to serve for the match at 5-4, and when she got to deuce she was within two points of victory.<\/p>\n

Williams has not won 20 Grand Slams without being a fighter, though, and she dug deep once again to break back and go on to win.<\/p>\n

Her victory keeps alive her hope of winning all four majors in the same calendar year, while Watson was left with nothing to show for an incredible effort.<\/p>\n

The two Britons left in the men’s singles, Andy Murray and James Ward,are both in action on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"Serena<\/p>\n

Williams struggled to keep her emotions in check when the match appeared to be slipping away from her<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Heather<\/p>\n

Watson’s disappointment was clear as she left Centre Court<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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