(Reuters) - Just when British sports fans thought the jibes, digs and abuse over their lack of success Down Under over the last few months might finally slow to a mumbled trickle, their athletes gave their colonial brothers further ammunition on Monday.
Already smarting from a 5-0 thrashing in the Ashes cricket series, British hopes in the women's singles draw at the Australian Open ended before they got going with Laura Robson and Heather Watson knocked out in the first round.
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