Heather Watson secured her place in the semi-finals of the Tianjin OpenHeather Watson secured a semi-final spot at the Tianjin Open by beating Poland’s Magda Linette after a dramatic third set tie break. Watson, who won 7-5 6-7 7-6, has struggled this year and was already playing in her first quarter-final since January 2018. Watson was forced to save 4 match points on the way to her win in 3 hours two minutes. Watson, who hasn't been beyond the second round in a Grand Slam this season, picked up her biggest win of the season in reaching the last four. Watson's second-round win over second seed Wang Qiang was her most impressive for more than two years and in Linette she faced a player who has had a fine season.

Source: Express October 11, 2019 10:52 UTC