Heather Watson into second round in Melbourne but Dan Evans' Australian Open comes to an end

Heather Watson of Great Britain celebrates after winning her Women's Singles first round match against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic at the 2020 Australian Open. (Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images)

Eleanor Crooks

Heather Watson battled her way into the second round of the Australian Open but Dan Evans' campaign came to an end with a straight-sets defeat by Yoshihito Nishioka.

The British number one had the carrot of a potential third-round clash with Novak Djokovic but was second best throughout against his consistent Japanese opponent and lost 6-4 6-3 6-4.