“Heather Watson secured her first win over a top 20 player since 2020 when she surprisingly came from behind to knock out Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Miami Open. It was also the first time she has won back-to-back WTA 1000 matches since Miami in 2016. However, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic proved to be too formidable an opponent for Watson and the Swiss marches into the last-16.”‘Very tricky’ Watson falls to Olympic champion Bencic in straight sets
“Heather Watson secured her first win over a top 20 player since 2020 when she surprisingly came from behind to knock out Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Miami Open. It was also the first time she has won back-to-back WTA 1000 matches since Miami in 2016. However, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic proved to be too formidable an opponent for Watson and the Swiss marches into the last-16.”