Williams vows to bounce back as Sharapova gets past Lisicki

Serena Williams vowed to make a swift return to the practice court after crashing out of the Australian Open today as Maria Sharapova beat Sabine Lisicki in three sets.

Williams turned in an error-strewn performance in her 6-2 6-3 loss to Ekaterina Makarova to suffer her first defeat in Melbourne since 2008 when she lost to Jelena Jankovic in the quarter-finals.