Watson wins in Wrexham

Heather Watson has won the biggest senior title of her career with victory at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Wrexham.

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Heather Watson has won the biggest senior title of her career with victory at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Wrexham. The 18-year-old from Guernsey secured her fifth straight-sets win of the week, beating top seed and former top-30 player Sania Mirza of India 6-2 6-4. Watson's only previous senior title came at a $10,000 event in Frinton last summer. "I won a 10k event in Frinton around this time last year but this is definitely a step up," she said. "Against Sania I just told myself I had nothing to lose because she's been ranked 27 in the world before and she is a really good player. I just did a lot of running and got as many balls in court as I could." The US Open junior champion won gold at the 2008 Commenwealth Youth Games and, in June, claimed her first win in the main draw of a WTA Tour event when she beat Aleksandra Wozniak at Eastbourne.