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HEATHER WATSON served up a limp display as she crashed out of the French Open yesterday.
The British number two won just two service games on her way to a 6-3 6-4 defeat to Belgium’s Elise Mertens.
It was the sixth time Watson had reached the second round at Roland Garros, but she has still yet to advance any further.
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