First-round Wimbledon victory for Watson

Playing for the first time on Centre Court, the 20-year-old, who is ranked number three in Britain, beat the Czech Republic’s Iveta Benesova 6-2, 6-1.

After the game, which finished just before 9 pm, she told the BBC that she had found it tough, especially having to wait all day for the match, but that it had worked out well for her. ‘It;’s my first ever win at Wimbledon,’ she said. ‘I’m so pleased to have got through.’

Watson will play American Jamie Lee Hampton in the next round.