• British No2 goes through as lucky loser after Yulia Putintseva withdraws
• Naomi Broady not so lucky after three-set defeat in final qualifying roundBoth Heather Watson and Naomi Broady were beaten in the final round of qualifying at the Madrid Open,but Watson will still play in the tournament after benefiting from the lucky loser rule.
Broady set aside up a good fight against Mónica Puig but could not capitalise on winning the first set and went down 3-6, 6-3, and 6-3. Watson was earlier beaten 7-6,6-2 by Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.
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Source: theguardian.com