Like last year, the 20-year-old Watson won three matches in qualifying and then her first-round clash as well, this time beating Russia's Elena Vesnina in fine style at Roland Garros.
Goerges was a real step up in class, though, the 23-year-old German having climbed as high as 15th in the rankings earlier this season and reached the final at the WTA Tour event in Dubai.
Powerful: Julia Goerges was too tough an opponent for
Watson
The German continued to mix blazing winners with errors, but she was consistent enough to take the first set, and she then moved 2-0 ahead in the second.
But Watson is a battler and back she came, levelling matters at 2-2 only to lose her serve again in the seventh game with a fifth double fault.
The young Briton was trading much better with Goerges now but she came up just short, shanking her return on match point and smashing her racquet on the clay in frustration.
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