Abu Dhabi Open: Heather Watson knocked out in second round
Heather Watson had beaten fellow Briton Jodie Burrage in the first round in Abu Dhabi British number two Heather Watson was knocked out of the Abu Dhabi Open in a gruelling second-round defeat by Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova. Alexandrova, the 17th seed, won 7-5 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 after more than two and a half hours on court. Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova suffered a shock defeat by Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova. The 21-year-old world number 292 won 6-2 6-4 to claim her first victory over a top 100 player. After losing the first set, Watson came from 4-1 down in the second set...
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