Christina McHale beat Heather Watson 4-6, 6-0, 7-6.

Johanna Konta has been beaten in her first tournament since reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

The British number one, 24, lost 4-6 6-2 7-5 to Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 33, in round two of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.

Fourth seed Konta had two break points in the 11th game of the final set but failed to take them.

Not good news.

Former British number one Laura Robson's comeback from a wrist injury has stalled again.

The 22-year-old has pulled out of what was set to be her first WTA Tour event of the season in Monterrey next week.

Robson played in eight events last season after returning from a 17-month lay-off, but had to end her season early after suffering a relapse.

Now ranked 553 in the world, Robson began her latest comeback in two low-key events last month.

She chose not to use her protected ranking of 58 to gain direct entry into January's Australian Open and has targeted the French Open in May as a possible Grand Slam return.

Robson is still hoping to play at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells next month, one of the biggest tournaments on the WTA Tour.

British duo Johanna Konta and Heather Watson are through to the second round of the Monterrey Open in Mexico.

Konta, the British number one, beat Colombia's Mariana Duque-Marino 6-3 6-3, while Watson saw off Japan's Misaki Doi 6-4 6-7 (0-7) 6-3.

Australian Open quarter-finalist Konta will play either Belgian Yanina Wickmayer or Johanna Larsson of Sweden.

Watson, who has fallen to 84th in the world, faces either Hungarian Timea Babos or Slovenia's Polona Hercog.

Fourth seed Konta, 24, broke once as she took the opening set in 32 minutes.

After dropping serve immediately after breaking in the second, she reeled off four of the next five games to seal her place in the next round.

Watson, 23, was 2-0 down in the deciding set but broke Doi twice to advance after two hours and 47 minutes.

Johanna Konta faces Yanina Wickmayer (ranked 48) and Heather Watson faces Polona Hercog (81) who beat Timea Babos who had beaten Heather Watson in their last 2 matches.

British number one Johanna Konta saw off Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer in two hard-fought sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Monterrey Open in Mexico.

Konta, ranked 21 places higher at 27 in the world, won 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4) after two hours and four minutes.

The fourth seed is into her second quarter-final of 2016, having reached the last four at the Australian Open.

She is joined in the last eight by fellow Briton Heather Watson, who beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 6-2 6-3.

Konta goes on to face another Belgian in Kirsten Flipkens, while Watson will meet either second seed Caroline Wozniacki or Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.

Heather Watson faces Caroline Wozniacki in the quarter finals. Caroline Wozniacki will be the favourite to win, bu they've never played against each other.

Heather Watson's best day for some time with a win that will improve her ranking to around 70 and may get better.

Another good result for Heather Watson. Her ranking will improve to around 65 or 53 depending on the result of the final.

British number two Heather Watson beat France's Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-2 to reach the final of the Monterrey Open.

The 23-year-old broke the world number 38's serve five times in a dominant display in Mexico as she sealed victory in one hour and seven minutes.

Watson, whose ranking has dropped to 84, did not face a break point and lost only three points on her first serve.

She will meet Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens (ranked 73) in Sunday's final as she aims to win her third WTA title.

Watson previously won the Japan Open in 2012 and Hobart International in January 2015.

"I'm very happy to be in the final. I've played Kirsten a few times and she's very experienced," she said.

"It definitely won't be easy so I'm going to have to bring my A-game tomorrow."

Kirsten Flipkens beat Heather Watson on the two times they've played.

Come on Heather!

One set all as of 11pm (UK time)

And she did it

Britain's Heather Watson claimed her third WTA title by beating Kirsten Flipkens to win the Monterrey Open.

The 23-year-old lost the first set but came back to defeat her 30-year-old Belgian opponent 3-6 6-2 6-3.

Flipkens threatened a revival in the deciding set, forcing two break points as Watson served for the match.

But the British number two and world number 84 held her nerve to add the title to the Japan Open in 2012 and Hobart International in 2015.

"It was really tough," said Guernsey-born Watson.

"I was so nervous coming into the match because I'd never beaten Kirsten before. She's a great player and really makes you work.

"I thought she was pretty flawless in the first set and I was getting frustrated, but I just had to stay calm and try my best."

Watson beat former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the last eight.

Analysis

BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:

"Watson won her third WTA title without the benefit of a coach, although her mum came onto court to give her a pep talk during the first set of the final.

"She was working with Pat Harrison while training at the IMG Academy in Florida before travelling to Mexico but has been without a full-time coach since splitting with Diego Veronelli at the end of last year.

"Projected to rise to 53 in the rankings, she now heads to Indian Wells. Her ranking had been too low to gain direct entry, but she was granted a wildcard having reached the fourth round last year."

And the new rankings are Johanna Konta 26 (from 27)  and Heather Watson 53 (from 84). 

Naomi Broady won some rounds during the last week in a different tournament and is now at 76 (from 96). Although British, due to her self-imposed exile from the Lawn Tennis Association, she will not represent Great Britain in the Hopton Cup or the Federation Cup and effectively is independent. It is possible that she could be in the Olympics if her ranking is 56 or better by 6 June 2016. Although players lower than 56 could be selected (maximum of 4 representatives per country) they would need to have played in the Davis Cup or Federation Cup.

The Indian Wells tournament starts today with the qualifying rounds but there are no British players involved. the main rounds start in a couple of days which should include Johanna Konta and Heather Watson. Last year Heather Watson got to the fourth round having beaten Agnieszka Radwańska (ranked 8th then, but now 3rd) in the third round.

British number two Heather Watson reached the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a three-set win over Galina Voskoboeva.

Watson, 23, was back in action for the first time since claiming her third WTA title at the Monterrey Open on Sunday.

The world number 53 won the first set on a tie-break before her Kazakh opponent levelled the match, but Watson hit back to win 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-1.

"When it was important, I was able to bring out my best tennis," Watson said.

Watson, who was granted a wildcard after reaching the fourth round last year, plays Romanian 32nd seed Monica Niculescu in round two.

Johanna Konta being seeded 25 got a bye in the first round.

Britain's Laura Robson said she no longer felt pain in her wrist, after losing on her return to the WTA Tour.

The 22-year-old, who last played in August at the US Open, was beaten 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 by Magdalena Rybarikova at the BNP Paribas Open in the USA.

Robson, who has struggled with a wrist injury for the past 18 months, plans to play a full clay-court season.

"I'm 100% better. The last time I felt pain was in January," said Robson. "The doctor told me to 'Run Forrest'."

Robson, who was quoting the 1994 Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump, was ranked as high as 27th in the world in July 2013, but she has dropped to 551 after two injury-hit seasons.

She intends to use the protected ranking - given to her for being injured - during the clay-court season.

Robson added: "It will always be in the back of my mind - any pain I feel in my arm and I am in panic mode. So to get the all-clear not just from the surgeon, but from other doctors I have seen is nice."

The Briton held her own in the first set in Indian Wells, with both players breaking three times, but the Russian world number 97 won in 90 minutes.

Robson has not won a WTA main-draw match since September 2013.

British number two Heather Watson lost the last six games as her six-match winning run came to an end against Monica Niculescu in Indian Wells.

Watson, who won her third WTA title in Monterrey last week, won seven games in a row to lead 2-0 in the third set before Niculescu prevailed 6-4 2-6 6-2.

Her rankings will be hit as she reached the 4th round last year and she'll drop to around 65. She would be hoping to improve that over the next couple of months as last year in the same period she was knocked out in either the first or second rounds of each tournament.

Given Heather Watson struggled in both matches at Indian Wells i wouldn't be surprised if was was fatigued from her efforts at Monterrey last week.

I wonder what her long-term plans are regarding a coach?

I wouldn't have though Heather Watson would rely on her mother Michelle as a long term coach, fine for support but not really for technical improvement.

British women's number one Johanna Konta beat Madison Brengle 6-4 6-0 in 64 minutes.

Konta, seeded 25, won the last eight games to record her first victory in four attempts over the American.

She next faces Denisa Allertova after the Czech player shocked Australian Open champion - and semi-final conqueror of Konta in Melbourne - Angelique Kerber 7-5 7-5.

Konta, who won 24 of the 31 points contested in the second set and broke Brengle five times in the match, said: "Every single point we have played in the past has always been a battle, so I consider this a really good win."

Johanna Konta progressed in the women's draw by beating Denisa Allertova.

Konta, seeded 25, was a 6-4 6-1 winner over her Czech rival, who had beaten Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber in the previous round.

The Briton, 24, broke Allertova's serve in the fifth game of the opening set before taking full control in a dominant display.

"I fought the hardest I could fight and took some opportunities when I got them," said Konta.

She will next face Czech Karolina Pliskova, who defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-2 6-0.

Judy Murray has stepped down as Great Britain's Fed Cup captain after five years in the role.

BBC Sport understands she has decided the promotion play-off loss to Belgium in February was her last in charge.

The Scot, 56, has spoken about spending more time as a grandmother after son Andy became a father in February.

There is no obvious replacement, though former British number one Anne Keothavong, who played 39 Fed Cup ties, would be a strong candidate.

The 32-year-old retired three years ago to pursue a career in broadcasting.

Britain has been stuck in Group 1 of the Euro Africa Zone for 12 years.

In 2012 and 2013, Murray led Britain into World Group play-off ties in Sweden and Argentina, but Britain lost both and had to return to the round robin stage the following year.

A wrist injury deprived the team of Laura Robson in both 2014 and 2015, while Johanna Konta withdrew this year to avoid "jeopardising an ongoing intestinal issue".

Konta's decision, which was made just a few days after she reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, is said to have dismayed the captain.

It is clear the format of the Fed Cup has proved a great frustration for Murray, along with the politics of the Lawn Tennis Association.

Her ideas often seem at odds with the direction the governing body has taken.

It has also become apparent she feels more should have been done to build on the success of both of her sons and a generation of talented Scottish players.

It remains to be seen how involved Murray will want to be in the future of British tennis.

Her contract with the Lawn Tennis Association allowed her to spend time mentoring some of Britain's most promising female coaches.

Murray's Tennis on the Road programme, which promises to "bring tennis to a whole new generation of kids" in Scotland, is now supported by the LTA, too.

Her Miss-Hits scheme, which targets girls between the age of five and eight, was launched in partnership with the LTA in the summer of 2014.

British number one Johanna Konta is out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells following a 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-3 defeat by world number 19 Karolina Pliskova.

Victory over her Czech opponent would have put Konta in with a chance of breaking into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time.

New rankings after Indian Wells show Johanna Konta 23 (from 26) and Heather Watson 69 (from 53).

Former British number one Laura Robson lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to Belgian Kirsten Flipkens (ranked 65) in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday.

Heather Watson plays Petra Cetkovska  (ranked 132) today. Johanna Konta gets a bye to the second round where she plays Danka Kovinic (ranked 51).

Briton Heather Watson took only 47 minutes to book her spot in the Miami Open second round with a 6-1 6-0 win over Petra Cetkovska.

The 23-year-old world number 69 will now play 20th seed Sloane Stephens of the United States.

"I'm very happy with today," she told BBC Sport. "I don't think my opponent was at her best.

"It will definitely be a tough next round against Sloane. We've known each other a very long time and she's a great player, a great all-round athlete."

Britain's Heather Watson beat American Sloane Stephens (ranked 22) to reach round three of the women's singles.

Watson won the last 11 games to record a 6-3 6-0 win and will now play Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer (ranked 47).

"My game just all clicked together and I started to play really well," said Watson, who trailed Stephens 3-1 in the first set before beginning her run.

"I was being aggressive and not making many errors. She started to make more errors. I'm very happy with how I stayed there."

Looks as though Heather Watson has absolutely blown away her last two opponents!  Stephens is an established Top 30 player i believe.

Cold Sweat posted:

Looks as though Heather Watson has absolutely blown away her last two opponents!  Stephens is an established Top 30 player i believe.

Yes, ranked 22.
Heather Watson has a good chance of beating Yanina Wickmayer in round 3 though her likely opponent in round 4 is Simona Halep ranked 5.

Johanna Konta reached round three of the Miami Open but fellow Briton Kyle Edmund was beaten by Novak Djokovic.

Konta, the 24th seed, saw off Montenegro's Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-2 to set up a third-round meeting with Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina.

The British number one lost her opening service game, but there were no further alarms as she broke world number 51 Kovinic four times over one hour and 24 minutes.

"It was much closer than the second set score showed," said Konta. "We had a lot of deuce games, a lot of back and forth.

"She's been pushing some of the best players in the world to quite the limit in the last couple of weeks, so I was really happy how I was able to compete against her."

Vesnina beat Venus Williams in three sets, and will look to repeat her victory over Konta from their only previous meeting four years ago.

Konta said: "I actually saw her in the locker room and asked her 'who do you play next', and she said, 'Oh, you!'

"I've played her I think only once before - I definitely lost to her that time. I'm definitely looking forward to the challenge."

Heather Watson has beaten beat Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 3-6 7-5 6-3 over two-and-a-half hours.

The British number two battled superbly to see off Wickmayer, ranked 22 places higher at 47, and reach the fourth round in Miami for the first time.

Watson saved five break points across her final two service games in the second set to level the match and served impressively in the decider.

The combination of heat and humidity was so testing the players required a change of clothing before the final set.

"We actually went to the porta-potties - that's where the referees took us - and we both had to get changed in there because we were just drenched," said Watson, who plays Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep next.

And on a day when Spain's Rafael Nadal had to retire because of the extreme conditions, Watson was back out for a doubles match later in the day (she was beaten in that one)

"I've surprised myself," she said afterwards. "I'm actually feeling fine right now, but when I get to my hotel and lie down for a second, I'm probably going to pass out!"

She plays Simona Halep in the fourth round and that will be a tough challenge.

The heat sounds oppressive in Miami but Watson and Konta march on!

British number one Johanna Konta had to dig deep to join compatriot Heather Watson in the Miami Open last 16.

Konta, the 24th seed, recovered from a sluggish end to the opening set to beat Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-3) in two hours and 23 minutes.

The Briton looked to have weathered the storm when she went a break up in the third set but Vesnina fought back.

Konta twice had to serve to stay in the match but held her nerve before taking control of the tie-break.

She will face 32nd seed Monica Niculescu of Romania in the fourth round.

Konta keeps cool in Miami heat

Vesnina was playing her fifth match of the week having come through qualifying, and beat Venus Williams in the previous round, but Konta proved just the stronger.

On another day of punishing heat and humidity, the pair wore ice towels at the changeovers and left the court to freshen up before the final set.

"The heat rule was in but we didn't take the break. We needed to change our clothes because they were so heavy with sweat," Konta told BBC Sport.

The British number one played three brilliant points from 6-5, 30-15 down in the decider, and reeled off four straight points to clinch the tie-break.

"She was playing a very good level and has been for the last number of weeks," Konta added.

"I knew going into the match there wasn't going to be much in it either way, so I was very happy I was able to stay calm, kept fighting and come through it in the end."

Heather Watson's run in the Miami Open came to an end in the fourth round with a 6-3 6-4 defeat by Simona Halep.

British number two Watson, 23, led 3-1 in the opening set before losing the next five games to the Romanian.

Fifth seed Halep, 24, broke Watson twice more to win the second set and reach the last eight for the second year in a row.

Heather Watson had to play with a strapping on her thigh to protect a muscle injury.

The 23-year-old Briton said: "I felt fine going into this match but then tweaked it again and became overly aggressive going for stuff you shouldn't usually go for playing against Halep.

"I ended up paying the price, missed a few too many and was pretty inconsistent."

Konta, 24, kept British hopes alive by beating Romania's Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-2 to set up a quarter-final against Victoria Azarenka.

"It felt like we had a lot of close games and I had to work hard for every single point," Konta told BBC Sport.

Asked about becoming the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals, she added: "It's a wonderful thing to have on paper and for other people to recognise, but I am very much in the moment in this tournament and it's not over for me."

British number one Johanna Konta was beaten in the Miami Open quarter-finals by an in-form Victoria Azarenka.

Konta, the first British woman to reach the last eight of the tournament, was beaten 6-4 6-2 by her Belarusian opponent in just over 90 minutes.

World number eight Azarenka, 26, is on course for back-to-back titles after beating Serena Williams in Indian Wells earlier this month.

World number 23 Konta, 24, failed to convert any of her five break points.

The Briton, making her debut in Miami, would have broken into the world top 20 had she reached the final.

Azarenka, who won the tournament in 2009 and 2011, made just 14 unforced errors in 119 points.

She will next face either second-seeded German Angelique Kerber or American world number 22 Madison Keys.

Latest rankings show Johanna Konte at 21 from 23 and Heather Watson at 55 from 69.

The Katowice Open in Poland starts today. Heather Watson plays Kristyna Pliskova (ranked 88). The winner of that was due to probably play Agnieszka Radwankska, the world number 2 in the second round but it seems that she has withdrawn and been replaced by a lucky loser from the qualifiers. This means that the second round opponent is now likely to be the number 3 seed Jelena Ostapenko ranked 39,  Although bad news for the Polish crowds as Agniseszka Radwanska would have playing at home, it boosts Heather Watson's chances of progression.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, spoke too soon.

British number two Heather Watson was beaten in the opening round of the Katowice Open in Poland.

The 23-year-old world number 55 lost 6-2 3-6 6-4 to Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic, ranked 88.

After the first two sets were shared, Watson lost her first two service games in the decider to go 3-0 down.

She battled back but missed three break-point chances to make it 3-3 and Pliskova held her nerve thereafter to secure the victory.

Laura Robson failed to build on her best win since wrist surgery two years ago as she lost in the second round of qualifying for the WTA clay court event in Stuttgart.

Robson beat world number 117 Klara Koukalova in the first round but fell 6-2 6-2 to Oceane Dodin, ranked 151.

Robson, 22, returned from 17 months out in June but had a relapse and did not play until Indian Wells last month.

The former British number one has slipped to 465 in the world. She's slowly going up the rankings and will improve to about 427,

She will use her protected ranking of 58 to gain direct entry into the French Open main draw in May.

British number one Johanna Konta, the world number 22, is in the main draw in Stuttgart and will play Anna-Lena Friedsam in the first round.