Andy Murray will again be the only British man in the main draw at the French Open after his fellow-Scot, Jamie Baker, was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by Spain's Daniel Munoz- De La Nava in the second round of qualifying last night,.
Andy Murray will again be the only British man in the main draw at the French Open after his fellow-Scot, Jamie Baker, was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by Spain's Daniel Munoz- De La Nava in the second round of qualifying last night,.
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Kathy May
Baker had been an impressive winner of his first-round match but he was no match for the clay-court craft of the Spanish left-hander who has a world ranking of No.130, 76 places above the Glaswegian.
Two British youngsters won through their opening ties in the women's qualifying competition. Heather Watson, the fifth-seed from Gurnsey, breezed past Canada's Sharon Fichman 6-1, 6-2 to set up a meeting with the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, while Laura Robson, the 15th-seeded 18-year-old from England, made it through with an impressive 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) victory over the Spaniard Estrella Cabeza Candela.
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