Yulia Putintseva holds off Heather Watson to reach second round

Putintseva took the first set 7-5 in 56 minutes, but required treatment for an eye problem during the break between sets.

In the second set, Watson broke her opponent early on and raced into a 4-1 lead as it appeared she was struggling with her sight.

The Kazakhstan player broke her way back to 4-4, and rallied into a lead of 6-5 before Watson broke back to take it to a tie break. Watson passed up chances to take the set before Putintseva held on to win.