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 grand slam tournaments,

Katie Boulter insists moment will come after disappointing Australian Open exit - The 22nd seed was beaten 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-2 by Russian Veronika Kudermetova at the Australian Open

American Danielle Collins cupped her ears and blew kisses to the rowdy crowd in the KIA Arena after knocking out Aussie qualifier 7-6 4-6 6-2. Ons Jabeur needed a medical timeout for her asthma as the three-time Grand Slam finalist beat Colombian Maria Camila Osorio 7-5 6-3.

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

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.

British women's No. 1 Katie Boulter is out of the Australian Open after a second round defeat to Veronika Kudermetova in Melbourne.

Katie Boulter has crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round after a shock defeat to Russian world No.75 Veronika Kudermetova. British No.1 Boulter, the world No.25, was the favourite to progress but has been unable to join her fellow Brit Emma Raducanu in the third round,