Heather Watson: British number two loses to Kristina Mladenovic in Mexico

Britain’s Heather Watson lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 to France’s Kristina Mladenovic in a three-and-a-half hour battle at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

The 24-year-old finally succumbed to Mladenovic, ranked 43 places higher in the world rankings at 30th, with her 18th double fault of the match.

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