British primary Emma Raducanu bowed out within the third spherical at Indian Wells as Croatia’s Petra Martic claimed a hard-fought win in California.
The match swung forwards and backwards, and Raducanu, 19, had an opportunity to serve for the win at 5-4 within the deciding set.
However Martic, the world quantity 79, took the final three video games to win 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 7-5 towards the US Open champion.
Raducanu informed BBC Sport she has been fighting a stiff again for the previous few days and “was fairly drained”.
However the world quantity 13 says she must be match to play on the Miami Open from 21 March.
“I believe it is simply a part of not enjoying and having a lot cease begin and having 5, six days to arrange for matches after which enjoying at that depth,” she stated.
“It was a troublesome one not having the ability to serve full out so I used to be having to work so laborious simply to carry. I’ve simply acquired to get stronger.
“I’ve had it for the previous few days, only a product of coaching laborious and possibly the final match was fairly intense too and it did not calm down.
“When you’re crossing your fingers to carry serve each time, it is robust. I could not actually drive up and I used to be type of struggling to show and attain. The margins had been so small.
“I must be good for Miami, for positive.”
The Briton received 4 straight video games to guide 5-3 within the first set however Martic broke again to pressure a tie-breaker, which Raducanu received with an excellent passing shot.
Martic led 4-2 within the second and though Raducanu levelled it up at 4-4, Martic took it right into a decider after claiming her third break of the set.
Raducanu was on the point of victory after breaking Martic for a second time within the decider to go 5-4 up however Martic once more fought again, dropping simply two factors within the final two video games.
The 31-year-old completed with three breaks within the ultimate set to arrange a gathering with twenty eighth seed Liudmila Samsonova within the final 16.
