Watson loses in Florida qualifier
Date published :
09 Mar 2010 - 09:54:26
Heather Watson failed to qualify for the main draw of her latest event, the $25,000 Sheriff Jim Coats 6th Annual Clearwater Women's Open in Florida.Watson suffered a straight sets defeat to fellow Briton and number six qualifying seed Georgie Stoop 6-3 6-0.
The Guernsey 17-year-old only took part in the qualifiers after the late withdrawal of other players.
In the first round of qualifiers Watson beat the 13th seed Sheng-Nan Sun from China 6-2 1-6 6-2.