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The Baseline Player of the Week: Heather Watson

ByNiko Vercelletto

Published Mar 02, 2020

The Baseline Player of the Week: Heather Watson

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Heather Watson took down Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-1, in the final in Acapulco on Sunday. The Brit fired off six aces on her way to victory against the 17-year-old—despite a shaky second set tiebreak, in which she squandered five match points.

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Watson eventually pulled off the win to earn her fourth career WTA trophy. The 27-year-old had not won a WTA title since Monterrey in 2016, though she picked up two ITF's last year.

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"Thank you so much for all the support this week!" ????@HeatherWatson92 | @AbiertoTelcel pic.twitter.com/KhR5sBHxIY — WTA (@WTA) March 1, 2020

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Watson has been in and out of the Top 100 for years, but now she's back into the Top 50 for the first time since June 2016.