British No. 6-ranked Heather Watson was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing her first round match against Belgian opponent Greet Minnen in straight sets.
Watson, who was given a wildcard to play in her 14th Wimbledon, was no match for the world No. 80 as she was beaten 7-5, 6-4.
The match lasted an hour and 40 minutes in front of a capacity crowd at court 18. Watson rallied in the first set to recover from a slow start to the match but ultimately Minnen forced her way into a set lead.
The second set went the with serve until Watson double-faulted, bringing up match point for Minnen who made no mistake as she booked her place in the second round.
Later on Monday, Charles Broom became the second British player to be eliminated in round one, as he lost to Stan Wawrinka in straight sets.
The 39-year-old three-time major winner won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 with 11 aces and just one double fault across the three sets.
British wildcard Broom served for the second set at 5-3 up before Wawrinka made his experience tell to wrestle back control of the match and set up a second round clash with either Gael Monfils or Adrian Mannarino.
“Stan’s pretty amazing, he’s a tennis legend really,” Broom told the BBC.
