Heather Watson just happy to go with the flow after qualifying for the US Open
Heather Watson has spent more than two years treading water, but now she hopes that splashing around may be the key to a revival of her flagging career. Winning three US Open preliminary matches came off the back of reaching the final in Vancouver a week ago, and she believes adopting a less intense approach has been helpful. Heather Watson has reaped the rewards of a more relaxed approach to her tennis Watson will earn a minimum £42,000 after beating Katie Swan to qualify for the US Open 'I've been focusing on being happy,' said Watson, now ranked 116 in the world. A former US junior champion, Watson has not won a main draw match at Flushing Meadows in seven previous attempts, and now gets another chance when she faces world No 49 Ekaterina Makarova in the first round.
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