Australian Open 2015 Bracket: Day 5 Results, Predictions for Top Day 6 Pairings

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Published: January 23, 2015

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Friday was just another typical day for the top seeds at the Australian Open. Rafael Nadal cruised to victory, Andy Murray dazzled, Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova walked all over their competition and Roger Federer is going home early.

Wait, what was that last part?

Indeed, Federer lost a stunner to a relatively anonymous, unseeded pro named Andreas Seppi at Rod Laver Arena on Day 5 of the 2015 Australian Open. Seppi did it in four sets, hitting the big shots on the big points to win 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5). 

The Aussie Open will have to carry on without the Swiss legend, who will fail to reach the semifinal of this event for the first time since 2003.

Tennis.com provided a look at the match-point winner, in which Seppi pops a nifty shot down the line that Federer mistakenly lets float by: 



The sequence was a summation of the match itself, as Federer was sloppy on Friday and couldn't quite string points together. There was an ocean of blue court to smack that shot into, but Federer wouldn't or couldn't knock it down.

Tennis is a lonely, binary sport, as one player's nightmare is another's dream result. Such is the case for Seppi, whose career record against Federer now stands at 1-10.

Of course, his miraculous upset wasn't the only noteworthy performance from Day 5. Here's a look at the rest of the Friday scores from the women's and men's singles draw.



Note: A full bracket can be found at ESPN.com.

As one can see, the women's bracket saw a notable upset of its own, with unseeded Yanina Wickmayer knocking out No. 14 Sara Errani in a tough three-set match.

With those results in mind, let's make a couple of predictions on the top matchups to watch on Day 6 in Melbourne.


Top Day 6 Matchups, Predictions

No. 9 David Ferrer vs. No. 18 Gilles Simon



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