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
Sharapova 6-0 6-0 Dart
And here's Maria Sharapova: "First match on Rod Laver, pretty amazing, it's many years since I played and held that trophy here.
"My opponent didn't have the best day but I still had to get the job done.
"I love challenging myself to get better, the youngsters are coming up trying to take our place."
David Law
BBC Radio 5 live tennis commentator at Melbourne Park.
Harriet Dart really does deserve better than a double bagel scoreline.
Oh dear, she fought her heart out but she was outclassed.
Sharapova will have to sort out her double faults (seven today) if she wants to go deeper.
Boulter 6-4 4-6 Makarova
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
Urgh. Katie Boulter is chasing the scoreboard and feels the pressure with a stinker of a service game.
Ekaterina Makarova, looking a different player to the first set, breaks to love and takes the match into a decider.
Sharapova 6-0 6-0 Dart
Oh no!
Maria Sharapova tosses it up in the air, but Harriet Dart can only swat her return volley wide.
That's her Australian Open over, a cruel welcome to a first overseas Slam for the British qualifier.
Sharapova 6-0 5-0 Dart*
Bullish from Harriet Dart, she's digging in.
A second match point saved.
Sharapova 6-0 5-0 Dart*
Sharapova goes long.
Two to go...
Sharapova 6-0 5-0 Dart*
Harriet Dart serving to stay in the tournament, she'll be happy just to stick a game by her name...
Maria Sharapova's return whistles past the despairing 22-year-old, who then flings in a double fault and finds herself three match points down after a cracking Sharapova backhand down the line.
Watson 1-6 2-6 Martic
It's over for Heather Watson...
The British number two was let down by a huge 26 unforced errors against Croatia's Martic.
Sharapova 6-0 5-0 Dart*
Maria Sharapova swaps power for delicate precision as she clips a drop shot narrowly over the net to leave Harriet Dart stranded beyond the baseline.
The 30th seed holds, and is one game away from the second round.
*Sharapova 6-0 4-0 Dart
Nooooo!
Harriet Dart steadies herself, opens up her body but can only fling a backhand wide. Frustration on the face of the Brit.
Dart is letting Sharapova know she's in a match, though, dragging the Russian from side to side and scrambling back to deuce.
*Sharapova 6-0 4-0 Dart
A seventh double from Sharapova.
Break point chance for Harriet Dart. Encouraging applause from the Rod Laver crowd...
Boulter 6-0 4-4 Makarova
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
“Come onnnnnnn!”
Katie Boulter is made to fight for her service game and that she does.
She saves two break points - one a gift as Makarova misses an open court - to hold.
The Brits baking in the Melbourne heat, of which there are a few, shout their encouragement.
*Sharapova 6-0 4-0 Dart
SIX double faults for Maria Sharapova today, in some ways they've been Harriet Dart's best source of points. 15-30, can the Brit turn this into a break back game?
It's not looking great for Heather Watson, who faces an uphill battle to turn things around on court 14.
The British number two has had treatment twice during what has been an error-ridden performance so far. But she has just held serve.
Image source, Reuters
Jill Craybas
Former world number 39 on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
I feel Harriet Dart does a good job of handling Sharapova's pace for two or three shots but then the unforced errors start creeping in, maybe the pressure is causing all these unforced errors.
*Sharapova 6-0 4-0 Dart
Harriet Dart saves the first, but Maria Sharapova proves just too strong with the second as the Russian comes sauntering into the net to slap a short ball from Dart back beyond the Brit.
Sharapova 6-0 3-0 Dart*
Double fault... three break points Sharapova.
Sharapova 6-0 3-0 Dart*
Harriet Dart still looking to win her first game at an Australian Open... it's been tough going in the heat against a five-time Grand Slam champion out on Rod Laver Arena.
Maria Sharapova hustles her way to 0-30 and Dart's looking a little lost.
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Boulter 6-0 3-4 Makarova
Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park
Talk about digging deep!
A few moments ago Katie Boulter is leaning on her racquet in disgust after losing her serve. Now she’s fistpumping. The Brit instantly breaks back.
Boulter, playing in the main draw for the first time here, still has the scoreboard pressure against her though. A hold needed.
