Watson in tears after win, while Brit beats player named after Zidane at Wimbledon

Heather Watson was reduced to tears after reaching the second round of Wimbledon, where she came back from a set down to beat German Tamara Korpatsch.

The British no.4 finished the job on Court One, winning 6-7 (7) 7-5 6-2 on Tuesday morning, with the match carried over from Monday evening.

It was suspended with the scores at one set all, before Watson came back on Tuesday with an impressive third-set performance.

She broke Korpatsch’s serve immediately after the game resumed in the deciding set, before going on to claim the victory.

She was eliminated on Court One in the first round last year after defeat to Kristie Ahn, where she squandered multiple match points.

Watson was emotional after the match, which was her first win at SW19 since 2019.

“These are the moments you dream of as a little girl,” she said in her on-court interview.

“I don’t know why I’m getting emotional. I think I have had a really rough couple of years, like so many other people have. So this means a lot.

“I had a bit of a disaster match last year on this court, having match points. I really wanted to turn it around and win this year.”

She will now face China’s Qiang Wang in the second round.

There was British success on the men’s side of the draw too as Jack Draper beat Zizou Bergs, who’s been named after French football icon Zinedine Zidane 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4). Draper faced 19th seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.

Meanwhile, Ryan Peniston and Alastair Gray won on their Grand Slam singles debuts. Peniston got the better of Swiss world number 95 Henri Laaksonen 6-4 6-3 6-2, while Gray, who is ranked 288 in the world, saw off former Wimbledon boys’ singles champion Tseng Chun-hsin 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-3).

Both players have American opponents in the second round with Peniston to face Steve Johnson, while Gray takes on 11th seed Taylor Fritz.

Liam Broady booked a second round date with Diego Schwartzman with an epic five-set win over Lukas Klein, while Katie Boulter got the better of Clara Burel.

However, there were disappointing days for Dan Evans, Paul Jubb, Sonay Kartal, Katie Swan and Jay Clarke, who all fell at the first hurdle.