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- Updated: September 27, 2016
Heather Watson admits she is caught in a vicious circle as she continually looks to improve her game.
The 24-year-old is currently ranked 76 in the world after a tough second half of the 2016 season saw her drop from a career-high ranking of 38.
The appointment of a new coach in John-Laffnie de Jager will help after a spell without a mentor, having split from Diego Veronelli earlier this year, but his arrival comes with added expense for Watson.
Her 2016 earnings to date stand at just over $500,000 and the British No 2 admits to making only a small profit margin when all her outgoings are taken into account. She believes she needs a team of three or four with her all-year round, including a physio and hitter, to enable her to compete with the best regularly.
However, to assemble such a backroom team she needs to be earning more money, which she can only do by getting more consistent results. …
