Friday 1 July 2022 03:06 PM Heather Watson beat racism, death threats and failed relationships to get to ... trends now Let's hear it for the girls! British veteran tennis star Heather Watson joins Katie Boulter in the fourth round at Wimbledon to delight of Centre Court crowd By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 14:53 BST, 1 July 2022 | Updated: 15:05 BST, 1 July 2022 Viewcomments Advertisement British starlet Heather Watson is through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time after defeating Slovenia's Kaja Juvan in straight sets. Court One roared with delight after the 30-year-old from Guernsey beat world No 62 Juvan 7-6 6-2, as she and Katie Boulter raise Britain's hopes of tennis success at SW19 this year after Emma Raducan and Andy Murray crashed out early. Love Island fan Watson, whose mother is from Papa New Guinea, has overcome racism, death threats and failed relationships with male tennis players including Lloyd Glasspool to get to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. Watson has slipped to 121st in the world rankings and fourth in Britain, and although she has tasted notable success in doubles, she has never been able to sustain a challenge in singles at the top level, her best Wimbledon performances being reaching the third round three times. She came through an awkward first set full of slices and drop shots against 21-year-old Juvan and did not let her head drop after blowing three set points in the tiebreak before taking it 8-6 on a double fault by the 60th-ranked Slovenian. Energised, Watson blasted to a 5-0 lead in the second set, adding power and confidence to her groundstrokes, and though Juvan launched a late rally, Watson prevailed to cap a week to remember in which she has been on court five days in a row after her first two matches ran into second days. Kissing the grass after her win, the Channel Islander then joked in her post-match interview with the BBC: 'It wouldn't be me without its fair share of drama'. This is a breaking news story. More to follow Channel Islander Heather Watson celebrating her third-round victory at Wimbledon today Watson kissed the grass at Court One as she beat Slovenia's Kaja Juvan today Heather Watson in action during her third-round match against Kaja Juvan at Wimbledon today Watson celebrates a point during her third-round match at Wimbledon's Court One today A wide shot of Watson reaching to hit a ball during her Court One clash with Juvan of Slovenia today Watson in action during her third round match against Kaja Juvan on Court One today Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility