'Did you lose because you had your period?'

Photos: Menstruation: Has sport's 'last taboo' been broken?
British number one tennis player, Heather Watson, lost her first round of the Australian Open last month after complaining of felling "light-headed." She put her poor performance down to "girl things," sparking a global debate about menstruation in sport
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Photos: Menstruation: Has sport's 'last taboo' been broken?
"It just was one of those days for me. I felt very light-headed and low on energy - you know it's a shame that it's today. With the way I as feeling... um it didn't do me any favors today ... the last couple days I felt fine. I think it's just one of these things that I have, girl things. It just, yeah, happens," Watson told the BBC in a post-match interview.
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