'I do think she will win' - Mats Wilander predicts Heather Watson will beat Julia Niemeier in fourth round

Heather Watson is more than capable of going deeper into the main draw at Wimbledon after reaching the fourth round for the first time in her career, says Eurosport tennis expert Mats Wilander. The Brit produced an emphatic 7-6(6) 6-2 win over Slovenian Kaja Juvan and sunk to her knees in elation after reaching the fourth round for the first time in a major. Ad/> Wilander believes the 30-year-old can still achieve «something big» in the latter years of her tennis career.

Wimbledon'I actually wasn’t that nervous' — Watson through to fourth round for first time in her career3 HOURS AGO «It's surprising that she hasn't been there [the fourth round] before and expected because she's a good player,» he said. «She can play on all the different surfaces. She probably prefers to play here at home and she can go further as well.

»It's great to see she has put in so much hard work over the years and has always been talked about as a potentially great player. It's not too late for her to do something big in tennis." Wilander thinks Watson is the favourite to beat Germany's Jule Niemeier in their fourth round clash. He added: «When you dig into why she hasn't got into the fourth round in majors is it that she has struggled against the players that she is supposed to beat.

»You would say against Niemeier she is probably the favourite because she's on grass and has the crowd with her. But it also puts a lot of pressure on her from herself more than anybody. «She will think that it is a chance of a lifetime so I do think she will win that match.