British hopeful Heather Watson has been knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, despite putting on an impressive display against Maria Sharapova.
The 20-year-old tested the number two seed in the second-round 7-6[7] 3-6 4-6 defeat, which lasted three hours and nine minutes.
Watson forced the opening set to a tie-break, which she managed to secure and put pressure on her Russian opponent, who responded well in the second set to draw level 6-3.
Sharapova maintained her dominance to see off the Brit 6-4 in the third to book a place in the next round of the contest.
