Caroline Wozniacki suffered fresh Wimbledon woe as the world number two suffered a shock 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 defeat against Ekaterina Makarova in the second round on Wednesday.

The five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova racked up eight double faults through the first two sets before swiftly sealing the match in the decider

Germany's Angelique Kerber became the first top seed in French Open history to lose in the opening round when she was knocked out by Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.

This time last year Johanna Konta, 25, was a largely unknown entity, but her run to the Australian Open last four in 2016 put her on the map and she followed it up with a stellar season that saw her named the WTA's most improved player

Rafael Nadal needed all his trademark grit against Alexander Zverev, 19, dubbed "the future of tennis", and his superior fitness told as he ground out a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2 win

Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori quashed German Benjamin Becker's rally attempt, emerging with a 6-1, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory on the new Grandstand court in two hours 10 minutes.

Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic became the first French duo to win the French Open after 46 years as they defeated Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina to clinch the women's doubles title.

Defending champion and third seed Maria Sharapova will play world number 23 Makarova in a rematch from last year's Australian Open semifinal.

Ekaterina Makarova lost to Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open semifinals.

World number 1 Serena Williams and her arch-rival Maria Sharapova have bounced back from rather rickety starts to register strong performances in Australian Open. They now may face off against each other in the final.