HEATHER WATSON BECOMES THE FIRST BRITISH STAR KNOCKED OUT OF WIMBLEDON AFTER LOSING IN STRAIGHT SETS AGAINST GREET MINNEN ON OPENING DAY
- Heather Watson was knocked out of Wimbledon on the competition's first day
- The British star suffered a 7-5 6-4 defeat to Greet Minnen on Monday afternoon
Heather Watson's 14th Wimbledon campaign lasted just one hour and 40 minutes after she was beaten in straight sets by her doubles partner Greet Minnen.
Watson, a wild card after slipping to 199 in the rankings, was the first British player in action on day one.
But the 32-year-old was also the first to depart after a 7-5 6-4 defeat to the Belgian world number 80.
Having trailed 4-1 in the first set, Watson won four straight games to serve for it at 5-4.
The serve let her down badly, though, as Minnen forged ahead while Watson was admonished by her mother, Michelle, for being 'too lazy to move her feet'.
The second set went with serve until a double fault brought up match point for Minnen which she dispatched to send the former British number one packing.