British No1 Katie Boulter continued her poor form at the majors as she lost in three sets to Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova. Despite her privileged status as a seed at the last four slams, Boulter has collected a feeble tally of three wins across the whole quartet.

Katie Boulter's hopes of a strong Australian Open run ended in disappointing fashion with a second-round loss to Veronika Kudermetova. Seeded for the first time at Melbourne Park, Boulter looked to have a good chance of breaking new ground and reaching the second week of a Grand Slam.

Katie Boulter became the sixth British player to win their match in the opening round of the Australian Open this year.