Summary

  • Britain's Andy Murray loses five-set epic to Roberto Bautista Agut at Australian Open

  • Spaniard Bautista Agut wins 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2

  • Epic first-round match could be Murray's last because of hip injury

  • But he tells fans 'Maybe I'll see you again. I'll do everything possible to try'

  • Kyle Edmund loses 6-3 6-0 7-5 to Tomas Berdych, Dan Evans wins but Cameron Norrie goes out

  • Katie Boulter makes second round but Harriet Dart and Heather Watson are out

  • Federer, Nadal, Wozniacki and Kerber all win on day one

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse

  1. Gigi Salmon
    Radio 5 live tennis commentator at Melbourne Park

    It is a weapon, the forehand of Katie Boulter. She is not going away!

  2. Boulter 6-0 4-6 3-3 Makarova*

    Another break point for Katie Boulter - can she take it at the third attempt?

    Nope. Ekaterina Makarova's scuttling and scrambling as if her life depends on it.

  3. Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

    What I particularly like about Katie Boulter is her attitude. She’s a feisty one.

    The 22-year-old from Leicester always has a steely look in her eyes and is able to brush off mistakes quickly.

    Not bad to traits to have...

    After framing a forehand out of the court - maybe hitting someone’s bonce in court 13 next door - she recovers with a blistering winner.

  4. Boulter 6-0 4-6 3-3 Makarova*

    Katie Boulter skips in to meet a short ball from her opponent, but can only clip it wide from a narrow angle.

    The Brit brings up deuce again with a thundering forehand - now just to string a couple of points together...

  5. Makarova saves break point

    Boulter 6-0 4-6 3-3 Makarova*

    Good hustle from Ekaterina Makerova to stave off a second break point during this service game, but she's being made to work for it.

    Good first serve from the Russian, but then she's wrong-footed by an energetic Boulter.

  6. Boulter 6-0 4-6 3-3 Makarova*

    Gahhh, Katie Boulter's not happy with that - the break point slips away for a moment.

    She'll get another chance, leaping into a thumping forehand winner from height.

  7. Jill Craybas
    Former world number 39 on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Good pressure there from Boulter, hitting that forehand with a lot of pace and moving forward to the net.

  8. Boulter 6-0 4-6 3-3 Makarova*

    Katie Boulter's sticking around on the Ekaterina Makarova serve, and then leaps on a short second serve to hammer it back with aplomb.

    Break point chance.

  9. Boulter holds

    Boulter 6-0 4-6 3-3 Makarova*

    Good depth from Katie Boulter, a forehand winner into the space vacated by Makarova to ease the pressure on her service game at 30-30.

    The Russian goes wide, but she's challenging... nope, that's definitely wide.

    Boulter tidies up with a passing backhand winner to hold.

    Katie BoulterGetty

  10. *Boulter 6-0 4-6 2-3 Makarova

    Back on serve... can Katie Boulter level up?

    A little fist pump from the world number 99 as she rattles to 15-0, but Ekaterina Makarova soon turns it around with some fiery returns.

  11. Boulter 6-0 4-6 2-3 Makarova

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

    Katie Boulter

    Plenty of British accents are giving encouragement to Katie Boulter - including Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong.

    That framed serve, which dinged the scoreboard behind Makarova’s baseline, met with stunned silence.

    But that all changes when Boulter breaks back. A huge roar greets the winning point, followed by a rousing ‘Let’s go Katie, let’s go!”

    This tight court, on the edge of Melbourne Park with the skyscrapers of the Central Business District in the background, is pretty rammed.

  12. Boulter breaks back

    *Boulter 6-0 4-6 2-3 Makarova

    And Boulter breaks back!

    Cracking response from the 22-year-old.

  13. Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-3 Makarova*

    Katie Boulter is staying in rallies and making Ekaterina Makarova make mistakes.

    Two break back points for the Brit.

  14. Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-3 Makarova*

    Cracking stuff from Katie Boulter, a rasping forehand volley to win the point - 0-30, can she break back immediately?

  15. Makarova breaks

    Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-3 Makarova*

    Double fault from Katie Boulter.

    Ekaterina Makarova takes the first break of the deciding set.

  16. *Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-2 Makarova

    Aggressive tennis from Katie Boulter, sprinting towards the net to take the point to Ekaterina Makarova and tying the Russian up in knots.

    Boulter slides into a backhand that kisses the tape and drops the wrong side for the Brit - a punchy first serve makes it 30-30, but that's a loose backhand and Makarova has a break point.

  17. Makarova holds Serve

    *Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-2 Makarova

    Good scrambling from the world number 57, bringing it back to 30-30.

    There have been some lengthy exchanges between the pair, both players being made to work for points, but Katie Boulter can only tickle a volley into the net and the Russian holds.

  18. Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-1 Makarova*

    Sweet forehand from Katie Boulter as she steps on to the front foot to get Ekaterina Makarova sprawling.

    Makarova sends a wayward backhand into the tape and that's 0-30, with a chance to break on the horizon...

  19. Boulter holds

    Boulter 6-0 4-6 1-1 Makarova*

    Punchy stuff from Makarova, but Katie Boulter is equal to it and fires back with interest.

    Boulter holds.

  20. *Boulter 6-0 4-6 0-1 Makarova

    And so to Katie Boulter, who is one set apiece with Ekaterina Makarova.

    Cheers for the world number 99 as she rattles to a 30-0 lead on serve, only to hammer a straightforward backhand into the net from mid-court.