Heather Watson goes out against Tímea Babos

ByEurosport

Updated 18/01/2016 at 13:59 GMT

Heather Watson's first round match at the Australian Open ended in disappointment as the British number one crashed out against Timea Babos.

Heather Watson mops her brow

Image credit: Reuters

Watson, ranked 79th in the world, won the opening set against the Hungarian in a tie-break.

But her nerve failed her late on in both the next two sets as world number 60 Babos won 6-7(4) 7-5 7-5.

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Both players earned plenty of chances, but ultimately it was Watson's serving which let her down most: she got just 57% of her first serves in.

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