Watson faces battle to make French second round

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Heather Watson has plenty of work to do to reach the second round of the French Open after rain interrupted her match against Nicole Gibbs at Roland Garros.

They returned to Court 3 after a near three-hour rain break with Gibbs leading by a set but Watson found her form to level in less than 10 minutes.

However, it was the American who had the better of the remaining play and will resume on Monday leading by a break at 7-5, 2-6, 2-1.

Watson declared herself happy with her form going into the tournament but she has been carrying the extra pressure of trying to secure her place at the Rio Olympics.

At 54 in the standings, the …

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