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Watson storms through

HEATHER WATSON is on the verge of winning a place in the main draw of the $25,000 Pelham Pro Circuit Challenger event in Alabama.

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WITH Laura Robson losing, Heather Watson is the only Briton through to the last 16 of the ITF Tour event in Jackson, Mississippi.

HEATHER WATSON is on the verge of winning a place in the main draw of the $25,000 Pelham Pro Circuit Challenger event in Alabama.

She has already eased through two qualifying rounds but today needs to beat American Julia Boserup, ranked 564 in the world, to win a place in the main draw.

In the past couple of days the Guernsey star, 17, has beaten Emily Newton, of the USA, 6-3, 6-1 and Eva Pigova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-2.

Only eight qualifiers go through to the main draw and Watson is seeded 14, those seedings determined by world rankings.

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