Serena Williams rips a forehand @gettyimages

"Yes! Early flight to Melbourne!" @gettyimages

Serena Williams struggles to move around the court @gettyimages

Sun is beaming thou high wind all over the court @gettyimages

Serena Williams not impressed with the condition @gettyimages

Caroline Wozniacki on the other hand, swings her way through into quarter finals @gettyimages

Gone with the wind

January 05, 2017

Obscene and abhorred were used by Serena Williams to describe her performance and Auckland's wind as she and older sister Venus (due to arm injury) bowed out of the ASB Classic as the top two seeds and major drawcards departed in different fashion but, ultimately, the result is the same; they are headline acts in Auckland no more. Both are gone before the quarterfinal stage.

And then there was one. Just like last year, Caroline Wozniacki is the last remaining star at the ASB Classic with her win over Varvara Lepchenko of USA to conclude a drama-filled day 3 of the ASB Classic.