Postpublished at 02:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 January 2019
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
“First to 10?” Boulter mouths to Anne Keothavong.
Erm, yes. Boulter thought it was first to seven and that she had won!
Not yet...
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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
“First to 10?” Boulter mouths to Anne Keothavong.
Erm, yes. Boulter thought it was first to seven and that she had won!
Not yet...
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (7-6) Makarova
Another backhand finds the depths of the net from Katie Boulter.
Just one point in it now.
Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (7-5) Makarova*
Backhand into the tape from Katie Boulter, that keeps Ekaterina Makarova's hopes alive.
This is tense.
Jill Craybas
Former world number 39 on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
Unforced errors that we haven't seen in this match are creeping in for Boulter.
Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (7-4) Makarova*
Makarova misplaces while on the run, Boulter needed that.
Big serve, slamming forehand winner. That'll do the trick.
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (5-4) Makarova
Katie Boulter cracks the top of the net, the ball dangles in midair but falls narrowly back on her own side. The 22-year-old sticks the next return wide and suddenly this tie-break is turning.
Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (5-2) Makarova*
Makarova gets on the board as Boulter double faults.
Don't lose this momentum...
The Brit goes long, but she'll challenge - to no avail.
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (5-0) Makarova
Wowsa. Barely saw that forehand off the strings of Katie Boulter it was hammered down with such speed. She makes it 5-0.
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
Makarova is furious with herself as she goes 4-0 down. My Russian isn't any good to translate. I expect it was filled with naughty words.
Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (4-0) Makarova*
Ekaterina Makarova yanks a forehand long, Katie Boulter edges closer to that magic 10-point mark...
Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (3-0) Makarova*
Katie Boulter is flying here. She storms into a 3-0 lead and skips away in delight.
Gigi Salmon
Radio 5 live tennis commentator at the O2 in London
Boulter wasn't taking any prisoners was she!
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
A moment of history. The final-set tie-break is used in the tournament for the first time...
Katie Boulter will be hoping she is the answer to a tennis quiz question in years to come. A niche tennis quiz but nonetheless...
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 (2-0) Makarova
Brilliantly brutal from Katie Boulter, twice rifling a forehand into the guts of Ekaterina Makarova in quick succession... and she makes another winner to take a 2-0 lead.
Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 Makarova*
Right, time for a tie-break. First to 10, I believe...
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 6-6 Makarova
Make that 40-0. Katie Boulter means business. A love hold...
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 5-6 Makarova
Fiery start from Katie Boulter, zipping her way to 30-0 with two wrist-rattling serves.
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
Katie Boulter trudges bak to her seat. She knows another chance has slipped through hands like a wet bar of soap.
Again, she must refocus on serving to stay in the tournament...
*Boulter 6-0 4-6 5-6 Makarova
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*Boulter 6-0 4-6 5-6 Makarova
Ekaterina Makarova takes another vital hold.
Over to you, Katie Boulter...