Heather Watson is one match away from the French Open main draw after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in the second round of qualifying.
The British number three was 5-1 down in the tie-break, but swept through the next six points as Jabeur faltered. Watson won three games in a row from 3-3 in the second set and faces Italy's Anna Floris on Friday, aiming to qualify for the second straight year. Compatriot Laura Robson plays France's Laura Thorpe later on Thursday. Watson beat Frenchwoman Stephanie Foretz Gacon in the first round of the main draw last year, before slipping to defeat against Kaia Kanepi, the then-world number 16. The 20-year-old from Guernsey, currently ranked 109, will hope to at least match that run to protect her ranking position and hopes of qualifying directly for the Olympics. The world's top 56 players will make London's 2012 main draw automatically, but with a previso that there can be no more than four from one nation, it is expected that the cut-off will fall around the 70th ranking slot.
24 May 2012 Last updated at 13:13
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