- Fiona Ferro beats last Brit standing Heather Watson 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Watson hits out at LTA for lack of talented British youngsters
There can be no disguising the scale of British failure at this bizarre French Open. When Heather Watson joined her five compatriots as Parisian tourists before the start of the second round, her mood matched the grimness of the weeping skies and the wreckage of history that has gone before. The forecast is not great.
Watson, who battled ongoing dizzy spells earlier in the year to move from outside the top 100 to 56 in the world, had beaten Fiona Ferro twice without dropping a set before they met again on Court No 14 on Tuesday but the experienced clay-courter, ranked third among the 11 French players at Roland Garros, rose to the moment and tamed Watson to win 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Written by Kevin Mitchell
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/29/alarm-british-tennis-watson-loses-ferro-french-open-first-round under the title “Alarm for British tennis as Watson completes set of French Open failures”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
