British No.1, Heather Watson, has today confirmed that she will compete at this year’s Aegon Classic tennis tournament, taking place at the Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham from the 9-16 June.

Heather’s attendance at the UK’s most prestigious ladies-only international tennis tournament will see her compete against some of the world’s best players. In recent years, the Aegon Classic has attracted world-class players Maria Sharapova, Li Na and fellow Briton Laura Robson.

On playing at the event, Heather Watson said; “I’m really excited to be coming back to the Aegon Classic this year, it’s a really friendly tournament. I always love playing in the UK, especially on the grass and in front of the British fans.  They are so enthusiastic about tennis and I feel so supported when I play at home.”

“My ranking has improved a lot since last year and I’ll be looking to do better than I did in 2012 where I reached the third round. It would be a dream for me to win a title on home soil.”

Tickets for the Aegon Classic go on sale on 4 March from 9am with top tennis star, Annabel Croft opening the phone lines.

Tickets are available at www.aegonclassic.co.uk/tickets. Prices start from just £10 on Monday 10 June and go up to £30 on finals day. Tickets for the Centre Court Grand Opening, on Sunday 9 June, and Ladies Day (where £2 from every full price adult ticket will go to Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer) on Thursday 13 June, were also released today.

For more information on tickets, please visit www.aegonclassic.co.uk/tickets or call 0844 209 7359.