Watson beats world number 14 Errani
Heather Watson reached the second round of the Italian Open with a 6-4 3-6 6-0 win over world number 14 Sara Errani.
British number two Watson, who went through qualifying to reach the main draw in Rome, defeated the 2012 French Open finalist in two hours and 16 minutes.
Italian Errani needed two medical time-outs during the first set, which featured seven breaks of serve.
But she levelled at one set all before Watson powered away in the decider.
It means that Guernsey-born Watson, 55th in the world, will go through to face the Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova, ranked 36th, in round two.
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