Heather Watson wins Wimbledon mixed doubles with Henri Kontinen

Britain's Heather Watson has claimed her first Grand Slam title after winning the Wimbledon mixed doubles with Henri Kontinen.

The unseeded pair beat Robert Farah of Colombia and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany in two sets - 7-6 (7-5) 6-4.

Watson and Finnish player Kontinen, who had never played a match together prior to this tournament, defeated fellow unseeded duo Oliver Marach and Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Watson had been hoping to play with Kontinen in the French Open in May but was prevented from doing so because of her ranking.

For British No 2 Watson, the emphatic win on Sunday made up for the disappointment of being knocked out of the singles in the first round by Annika Beck.

The 24-year-old is the first British player to win a Wimbledon mixed doubles final since Jamie Murray won the title in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic.

"It's pretty awesome," Watson told the BBC after the match.

"I can't really describe how happy I am right now. I obviously can't stop smiling, I couldn't have picked anyone better to share this experience with.

"We had so much fun from the first point to the last one. I think that's why we did so well and played so well together."

Turning to Kontinen, Watson added: "Thanks for putting up with me!"

Kontinen said: "There was nothing to put up with. I don't remember having this much fun on a tennis court probably ever.

"It was a dream ride we had this week and we loved every minute of it."

The victory marked the end of a great day for British tennis as Andy Murray took the men's singles title, Gordon Reid won the men's singles wheelchair event and Jordanne Whiley claimed victory with partner Yui Kamiji in the women's wheelchair doubles.