Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson through to mixed-doubles final with Henri Kontinen

HEATHER WATSON wants to have the last laugh at Wimbledon after her “joke” mixed doubles partnership reached today’s final.
The Brit and Finland’s Henri Kontinen had never played together before SW19.

Heather Watson celebrates with Henri Kontinen after they booked their place in the mixed-doubles final at Wimbledon

But yesterday they beat Oliver Marach and Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 6-3 to set up a showdown with 15th-seeded pair Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld.
And Watson, 24, grinned: “It’s pretty damn cool. We said we’d play together as a joke initially.
“But then we got the chance to play here and we took it.
“We are brand new. Our first practise together was warming up together for our first match here.

“But I’m having so much fun with Henri.
“God, I’m glad we decided to play together!”
Watson, who lost in her singles first round to Annika Beck, will play on Centre Court after Andy Murray’s final with Milos Raonic.
And she said: “Hopefully it will be a good day for the Brits. A British double is the aim.
“It would mean absolutely everything to me to win. Not just a Grand Slam, but here.”
Kontinen, 26, added: “I always wanted to win Wimbledon and I thought my best chance would be with Heather.”