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Watson shows fitness in China
- Updated: September 24, 2016
Heather Watson put any health concerns to bed by booking her place in the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open in China.
The 24-year-old Briton was last seen exiting the US Open in the first round in worrying circumstances as she was running on empty in a straight sets defeat to Richel Hogenkamp and needed medical treatment.
In the aftermath of that harrowing afternoon at Flushing Meadows, the British No 2 feared she may have suffered a relapse of glandular fever, which stalled her earlier in her career, after saying the symptoms were similar.
However, blood tests came back clear and Watson proved she is 100 per cent as in hot conditions in central China, she beat Chang Liu in three nervy sets before coming back to get past American Samantha Crawford in style.
Watson, playing in her first tournament since New York, said: “I got the blood test results and they are all fine, I am very …
