Heather Watson loses Quebec City Bell Challenge quarter-final

Heather Watson
Watson had not dropped a set before losing to Paszek

Heather Watson has lost to Austrian third seed Tamira Paszek at the quarter-final stage of the Quebec City Bell Challenge event in Canada.

The British number three went down 6-4, 7-6 in Quebec City in her first tournament since

There was more heartache for Watson in the doubles semi-finals as she and partner Kathrin Woerle threw away five match points.

The pair lost 4-6 6-3 13-11 to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.

Top seeds Kops-Jones and Spears went on to take the doubles title, beating Jamie Hampton and Anna Tatishvili 6-1 3-6 10-6 in the final.

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