Tears flowed after 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki's professional career ended with a third-round loss Friday at Melbourne Park.
The 29-year-old Dane has announced she will retire after the Australian Open, where in 2018 she won her only Grand Slam title.
Serena Williams defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-3 while Caroline Wozniacki beat Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the last four.
The doubles pairing of Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki entered the semifinals of the ASB Classic.
Williams and Wozniacki overwhelmed Japan's Nao Hibino and Mikoto Ninomiya 6-2, 6-4 in a match which was both historic and poignant.
The 29-year-old from Denmark wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that she wants to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, and work to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis.
Rafael Nadal entered the second round at Roland Garros, but former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki was stunned by 68th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova.
Caroline Wozniacki was joined on the sidelines by Ashleigh Barty of Australia and Caroline Garcia of France.
Sharapova's victory Friday was built on aggressive groundstrokes that gave her a 37-10 edge in total winners.
Sharapova won the Australian title in 2008 and has reached the final at Melbourne Park three other times.
Maria Sharapova got out of the Melbourne heat as quickly as she could, needing just 63 minutes to beat British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-0, 6-0 in the first match.
Serena Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant with daughter Alexis Olympia, returns as the 16th-seeded player after missing last year's tournament.
Wozniacki said eight was her lucky number and, having won in Beijing eight years ago, she "felt it was my year."
Germany's Angelique Kerber kept world No.4, after having claimed the spot a week earlier thanks to her first-ever Wimbledon title victory.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are making it look easy at Wimbledon — again. Caroline Wozniacki is heading home early — again.
Wozniacki, who was runner-up last year, triumphed 7-5, 7-6 (5) in just under two hours, sealing the match with a backhand down the line.
Top-seeded Simona Halep remains on course for her elusive first major after beating 16th-seeded Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-1.
Caroline Wozniacki said she hopes the Miami Open takes her complaints about the crowd behaviour seriously.
Wozniacki blew a 3-0 lead in the first set and was on the run most of the match before losing for the second time this year to Daria Kasatkina.
Roger Federer will remain at No. 2 behind Rafael Nadal on the ATP tour after successfully defending his Australian Open title and capturing a 20th major with a victory over Marin Cilic on Sunday night.
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