Watson gets spot by her own means

HEATHER WATSON will face a step up in class today when she enters the qualifying round of the inaugural e-Boks Danish Open in Copenhagen.

It is the first full WTA event that the young Sarnian has qualified for solely from her own ranking, rather than the wildcard entries as on previous occasions.

She will be hoping to continue the form which saw her only last weekend secure her maiden $25k ITF tournament title at Wrexham with a stunning 6-2, 6-4 victory over Sania Mirza in the final.

• Her qualifying campaign will begin on Tuesday 24 August.e-Boks Danish Open: Qualifying for Guernsey star starts today.

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