Watson to face fellow Briton Dart for US Open spot

Watson to face fellow Briton Dart for US Open spotImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Heather Watson has contested the women’s singles main draw at the US Open 10 times but has failed to qualify since her last appearance in 2021ByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalistPublished27 August 2026, 00:08 BSTUpdated 36 minutes agoHeather Watson and Harriet Dart will go head-to-head for a place in the US Open main draw as six British players made it through to the third and final qualifying round in New York.Watson kept alive her hopes of a first US Open singles main-draw appearance in five years by overcoming Spain’s Angela Fita Boluda in a rollercoaster encounter lasting nearly three hours.The 34-year-old was twice a break up in the third set and served for the match – only to be taken to a deciding 10-point tie-break.However, she held her nerve to seal a 6-4 5-7 7-6 (10-5) win.That set up a meeting with Dart, who earlier produced a 5-7 6-0 6-3 win against American 16-year-old Kristina Penickova.Francesca Jones could also join British number one Katie Boulter in the women’s main draw after beating German Mona Barthel 7-6 (7-3) 1-6 6-2 to set up a meeting with Taiwanese player Joanna Garland. In the men’s event, Jacob Fearnley, Toby Samuel, Harry Wendelken are all one win away from joining Cameron Norrie, Arthur Fery and Jan Choinski in the main draw, which begins on Sunday.Muchova & Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title