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Australian Open: Tsventana Pironkova vs. Heather Watson
Coverage of the Australian Open First Round match between Tsventana Pironkova and Heather Watson.
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Heather Watson confident illness is not glandular fever repeat
Heather Watson is confident that the illness which contributed to her first-round exit at the Australian Open is not a repeat of her 2013 glandular fever nightmare.Jan 20, 11:26
Heather Watson frustrated after falling ill ahead of Australian Open first round
British number one Heather Watson reveals that she "struggled for energy" during her Australian Open first-round loss to Tsvetana Pironkova.Jan 20, 05:58
The Match
Match Report
British number one Heather Watson loses in straight sets to Tsvetana Pironkova in the Australian Open first round.
Previous matches for Heather Watson
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