Tennis news - Heather Watson retires against Ana Bogdan at Chicago Open
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Updated 23/08/2021 at 18:15 GMT
Heather Watson failed to build on her impressive showing against Ashleigh Barty last week, after she pushed the world number one close at the Cincinnati Open. Instead she lasted barely more than a set against Ana Bogdan as she struggled in the first set before retiring from the match trailing 6-2 1-0.
Heather Watson (GBR) returns the ball
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Heather Watson had to retire – when trailing 6-2 1-0 – against Romanian Ana Bogdan at the Chicago Open on Monday.
The pair were in Chicago as one of the traditional warm-up events for the US Open, which takes place later this year as the final Grand Slam of the tennis calendar.
Watson had taken part in the Cincinnati Masters and pushed Ashleigh Barty hard in their round of 32 match - eventually losing 6-4 7-6 - but was nowhere near the same standard against Bogdan.
Her opponent raced to a 6-2 win in the first set, and, having lost the first game of the second stanza, the British player had to retire.
World number 106 Bogdan will face Varvara Gracheva in the next round, who beat Tamara Zidansek 6-3 1-6 6-2 in their first-round encounter.
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