Heather Watson is out of the French Open after defeat on Thursday

Heather Watson exited the French Open at the second-round stage after a straight-sets defeat by Sloane Stephens.

Watson, who was wearing strapping all the way down her right arm, lost out 6-2 6-4 to the American.

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The match got off to the worst possible start for Watson as Stephens broke her first two service games and held her own to take a 3-0 lead.

However, Watson had three game points in the next on Stephens' serve and, despite squandering one of them when she found the net, held on to make her first mark on the scoreboard.

Stephens hit back in the fifth game, again breaking Watson to take a 4-1 lead before closing out the next to stand one game away from winning the first set.

Watson made a better fist of her fourth service game and pulled it back to 5-2, before taking Stephens to deuce as she tried to serve out the set, but it was not enough as the world No 40 took it 6-2.

Watson again dropped her first service game in the second set to give the upper hand to her opponent, who raced 3-1 clear before the Brit pulled one back.

Stephens held serve again and pushed Watson all the way on her next service game, with the world No 45 eventually pulling back to 4-3 down on advantage before breaking the American to level the second set at 4-4.

However, Stephens replied in kind, breaking Watson for the fifth time to put herself on the brink of victory and to serve out for the match, which she did as the Brit sent a return long.

"I think it was more me today, I think I was giving away a lot of free points," Watson said.

"I made a lot of unforced errors. Obviously she played well and did what she needed to do.

"She hit some really heavy balls which pushed me back in the beginning and kind of made me think but I think I was just very inconsistent today."

Watson had worn strapping on her right arm throughout her first round doubles defeat on Wednesday and the strapping was even heavier during her loss to Stephens.

"I've had this with my arm for a week and a bit now, but it wasn't the reason I lost," Watson said.

"I felt fine. I had it all taped up and I took some painkillers before the match.

"It was just me really. I was just pretty sluggish and slow out there.

"Finally after like a set and a bit I finally got into it, but at that point it was kind of a little bit too late."