Heather Watson - AEGON Player of the Month
Heather has received October’s AEGON Player of Month award after becoming the first British woman in 24 years to win a WTA singles title, capturing the HP Open in Osaka.
In the final Watson edged Chinese Taipei's Chang Kai-Chen in the deciding tie-break, winning 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(4).
Speaking after her win Watson said: "I was in the changing room afterwards, changing my clothes, and I thought to myself, 'Did I really win?' So it's just starting to settle in.
“I've worked so hard for this moment my whole career - that's why I practised so hard, ran all those miles and lifted all those weights, for moments like this."
Watson, 20, was the first Briton to win a WTA title since Sara Gomer at Aptos in 1988. Watson's win also comes less than a month after Laura Robson made it to the final of the Guangzhou Open in China, becoming the first British woman to reach a WTA singles final since Jo Durie in 1990.
"Britain has been breaking quite a few records recently, so I'm happy I could break another one today. I'm proud to do this for my country."
Heather Watson makes history in Osaka