Heather Watson beats Sorana Cirstea in Hobart International first round
ByPA Sport
Updated 08/01/2018 at 15:59 GMT
Heather Watson scored an encouraging straight sets win over Romania's Sorana Cirstea in the first round of the Hobart International.
Heather Watson of Great Britain returns a shot during her doubles match with Sloane Stephens of the USA against Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic and Timea Babos of Hungary on day five of the 2017 China Open at the China National Tennis Centre on Oc
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The 25-year-old, who won the tournament in 2015, held firm to win the first set despite dropping her serve three times, before going on to triumph 7-5 6-3.
It was a good return to form for the British number two, who was beaten in the first round of the Brisbane International last week.
Watson will now move on to face Australian wild card Jamiee Fourlis in the second round.
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