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 | Heather Watson became the first Brit to win at Roland Garros in 17 years24-05-2011 |
Teenage Heather Watson became the first Brit in 17 years to win the match at Roland Garros, and it sends her success in the top 100 women.
19-year-old Watson beat French veteran Stephanie Forets / photo / and the next round will argue with compromised № 16 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.
Clare Wood was the last Brit to win the match at Roland Garros in 1994
"My goal was to reach the top 100 worldwide by the end of the year, so now I'm going to set new tasks. I am very happy," said Watson, who turns 19 on Thursday.
Champion of U.S. Open 2009 for girls added that is not worried by the fact that will come up against much more experienced than her Kanepi in the next round and will be completely relaxed.