MEMPHIS, Tennessee: British fourth seed Heather Watson outlasted Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) yesterday to reach the second round at the $1.58m WTA/ATP US Indoor Championships.
Watson will next face the winner between American Melanie Oudin and Czech Andrea Hlavackova.
Slovakian seventh seed Magdalena Rybarikova advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph over France’s Stephanie Foretz Gacon. AFP
