HEATHER WATSON and her partner Tara Moore suffered a disappointing exit from the Junior Wimbledon doubles in yesterday’s quarter-finals.
They lost in straight sets to Australian pair Isabella Holland and Sally Peers. Their performance was not a scratch on their epic victory over Katarzyna Piter and Romana Tabakova on Wednesday.
The match was played in front of more than 800 spectators on show court three and was shown live on BBC Digital.
‘I think the girls played some very good tennis but they just lacked a bit of discipline and sharpness, especially on finishing shots,’ said the Lawn Tennis Association’s head coach of women’s tennis and Great Britain’s Fed Cup captain, Nigel Sears, who was in the stands watching the match.
‘The other girls were a good team. Heather and Tara were up against it and were under pressure.’
The match started off in strange circumstances as neither pair could hold onto their serve until the seventh game when Sally Peers, who served well all match, managed to hold onto hers to make it 4-3 to her and Holland.
Watson and Moore were guilty of making too many unforced errors and were being punished for it.
Holland and Peers then broke the Guernsey girl’s serve before wrapping up the first set 6-3.
Watson set herself and Moore off on a good start in the second when she won the first game with her serve. But not to be undone, Holland who lost to Watson in a singles match last week at Roehampton, hit back immediately the next game and they never looked back.
Watson and Watson showed some glimpses of brilliance, but again they made too many mistakes as too many shots were long or went into the net. They again lost the set 6-3.
Article posted on 5th July, 2008 - 9.29am
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