Evans and Watson suffer Miami exit

Dan Evans was hit with a point penalty for swearing as he crashed out of the Miami Open to American qualifier Ernesto Escobedo.

The British No 2 was penalised midway through the deciding set as he slipped to a disappointing 7-5 0-6 6-3 defeat.

For the 20-year-old Escobedo, victory over Evans was his first against a top 50-ranked opponent and is likely to see him crack the top 100.

Heather Watson failed to repeat her heroics at the same tournament last year as she fell to a costly defeat to Romanian qualifier Patricia Maria Tig, losing 7-6 (7/4) 6-1.