HEATHER Watson is within touching distance of achieving her long-term goal of reaching the second week of a grand slam – which could be bad news for coach Morgan Phillips.
Watson produced one of her best performances at Wimbledon with a 6-0 6-4 win over 18th seed Anastasija Sevastova to make the third round for the third time.
She has never gone further either here or at any other slam – also making the last 32 at Wimbledon in 2012 and 2015 and at the Australian Open in 2013.
Should she beat former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka on Friday, Phillips will have to honour an uncomfortable promise.
Watson said: “It’s been one of my goals forever. I made those big goals years ago. Making second week of a slam would be huge for me.
“And if I do, my coach said he’d shave his head. But I said, ‘No, your girlfriend will kill you. You can shave your legs.’”
It has been a difficult 12 months for Watson, who struggled after losing a close match in the first round at Wimbledon last year.
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