It will be Sharapova's first Grand Slam event in more than one and half years after her doping ban.
The 19-time major champion said he "tweaked" his back last week.
Erakovic was trailing Croatian fifth seed and world No.20 Ana Konjuh 6-3, 1-0 when she retired hurt with a neck injury.
Footage has emerged of a Florida police officer speaking to Williams after the fatal car accident on June 9.
Djokovic will miss the US Open, ending his streak of participating in 51 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments.
Nikolas Philippoussis is alleged to have abused children he was coaching.
Tomic turned heads with his Wimbledon views, but like his game approach, he doesn't care.
The man interrupted David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco's semi-final match.
Thirty-five-year-old reveals he still knows how to party after claiming emotional eighth All England title.
Federer beat Marin Clic in straight sets to clinch his eighth title at the tournament.
Cilic admitted he broke down against Roger Federer because "I wasn't able to give it my best."
The 35-year-old Swiss beat Marin Clic in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
"It feels great. It means the world to me, just feeling great and holding the trophy," said Federer.
Venus and Harrison went down 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6 to Henru Kontinen and John Peers.
Venus and partner Jack Harrison advanced to the quarter-finals after a five-set thriller.
Venus and partner Ryan Harrison fought back from a set down to claim victory.
It's rare for NZ tennis players to get one up on the Aussies but that's exactly what happened at Wimbledon today. In fact, they got two.
1 NEWS Europe correspondent Emma Keeling picked the brain of the Croatian great.
Kiwi tennis player Venus will be partnering up again with US Ryan Harris for Wimbledon.
British tennis star Andy Murray has vowed to donate all his prize money to the Grenfell Tower appeal.
The pair turned their grass court match into a table tennis classic.
The last time a New Zealand tennis player won a doubles grand slam was in 1979.
Borna Coric wasn’t too enthused about losing to Steve Johnson – just ask his equipment.
No one knows quite what Maxime Hamou was thinking. But the reluctant reporter wasn't on board with this.
Even victim Pablo Cuevas must admit this shot was magic.
The world number two split up with his coaching staff on mutual terms.
The five-time Grand Slam champion beat Roberta Vinci in straight sets in her return.
"She's been there when I had no titles and she's still here 89 titles later," said Roger Federer.
Interrupting a 23-time grand slam champion with your ringtone after she's just won the Australian Open probably isn't the best way to get her attention.
Finn Reynolds and his doubles partner Duarte Vale of Portugal are through to the Australian Open junior doubles final.
