Ekaterina Makarova made the Grand Slam history after she won the first ever 10 points match tiebreak at the Australian Open as she defeated her opponent Ekaterina Makarova and managed to reach the second round.
World 97 Ekaterina Makarova celebrating prematurely as she was leading the game by 7-4 forgetting the new rule of extension of the deciding set tiebreak this year.
On the other hand, Boulter regained her composure to win the match by 6-0, 4-6 and 7-6 against the 2015 semi-finalist of the tournament from Russia.
Now Boulter will face a difficult challenger in form of the World no. 11 Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday.
As for Dan Evans whose last best performance was at the 2017’s match in Melbourne Park defeated her fellow qualifier Tatsuma Ito by 7-5, 6-1, and 7-6. The former world rank no. 41 is now most likely to face Roger Federer next.
Watson is the British rank no. 2 succumbed to a defeat against the 31st seed player Petra Martic by 6-1 and 6-2. The world rank no. 108 has now suffered three first-round exits at her three last Grand Slams.
Harriet Dart who won three o her matches for qualifying to the season-opening Grand Slam tournament was not able to resist against her 2008 champion Maria Sharapova at the Rod Laver Arena. 22 years old Harriet got defeat by Sharapova, the former world rank no. 1, by 6-0 and 6-0.
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