Guernsey tennis player Heather Watson will face tenth seed at Wimbledon after rain delay

Guernsey's Heather Watson is expected back on the grass at Wimbledon for the first round of the Women's Singles tournament.

She was due to play tenth seed Barbora Krejčíková on Tuesday having secured a wildcard spot at the event, but rain delays saw the match pushed back to Wednesday morning.

Watson's maiden game in the competition is currently scheduled for Court Two at 11am.

She made her debut at Wimbledon in 2010 and this will be Watson's 13th appearance in the event.

Last year in SW19, Watson missed out on a spot in the quarter-final, losing 2-6 4-6, to 22-year-old Jule Niemeier.

The athlete recently made headlines when she spoke out about Wimbledon changing their all-white clothing policy - with female players now able to wear coloured shorts.

The dress code was scrapped to be more considerate of players who may not wish to wear white during their menstrual cycles.

Watson said: "When they announced the new rule I was like, 'This is great, this is forward-thinking, this is so helpful'.

"Then I thought, 'Shoot, everyone’s going to know when I’m on my period'. But I’m so open about it anyway I’d probably let all of you know without even asking the question. In Eastbourne I wore black shorts, it really helped."

Wimbledon runs until Sunday 16 July.

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