Heather Watson wins big in Osaka; First British woman to win WTA Tour Singles title in 24 years
Posted: October 15, 2012
Johnny Esfeller
Twenty-year-old Heather Watson became the first British woman to win a WTA Tour singles title in 24 years when she defeated Chang Kai-Chen, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4) in the final of the HP Open in Osaka, Japan on Sunday. The victory was Watson's first career WTA Tour...
Heather Watson reaches first career WTA single semifinals in Japan
Posted: October 12, 2012
Johnny Esfeller
JAPAN: Heather Watson of Great Britain hits a backhand (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)IMG Academy has a tradition of producing some of the world's top tennis players, with 10 World No. 1s having trained with the IMG Academy Bollettieri Tennis program. One alum...
HP sends young Japanese tennis players to IMG to train with Bollettieri
Posted: January 20, 2012
Robby Ficker
Nick Bollettieri instructs the Japanese playersAs part of theIMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy Junior Player Dispatch Program Hewlett-Packard sent several top young Japanese tennis players to the IMG Academy Bollettieri tennis program.The three players are from the...
