Heather Watson becomes the latest entry in the singles category of London Olympics – Tennis News
World number 67, Heather Watson, is extremely lucky to see her way into the singles event at London Olympics after witnessing a late withdrawal of Alona Bondarenko who is struggling from an injury.
She wasn’t included in the initial squad that was scheduled to play in the forth coming Olympics at London but her fortune was terrific that helped her to attain another shot at the gold medal at Wimbledon.
She is already in the doubles category where she will team up with her best friend, Laura Robson, who is just 18-year-old. Both these players have immensely impressed the tennis fanatics with their ability to rule the show at any
given level whether in singles or doubles. They are supposed to be the toughest underdogs in the draw of any tournament.
So, considering the hype that is backed by some stupendous accomplishments by Watson, one can easily say that she was deserving player to be amongst the hot line-up of London Games, starting 28th of July. She is just
20-year-old and possesses a lot of potential to be the top athlete in the world of tennis during her prime career.
In Great Briton, no female player is ranked higher than her and that makes her the strongest hope for the vast population of United Kingdom to help them attain some success in Olympics in a form of a medal.
The draw for the Olympics will be conducted on the eve of Thursday and Britons hope that there supreme tennis ace receives an easy route to the advanced stages of the tournament. However, there is no doubt that Watson is capable
of registering back-to-back major upsets at any platform and considering that she is playing in front of her home crowd, the willpower and stamina will rise automatically that will make her a much stronger contestant than ever.
In the overall draw for Olympics, the Belarusian world number one, Victoria Azarenka, tops the seeding in the women category whilst the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer, is seeded number one amongst men. It will be another enthralling
event at the All England Lawn Tennis Club to say the least.
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