Roger Federer vs. Andreas Seppi: Score, Reaction from 2015 Australian Open

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Published: January 23, 2015

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Roger Federer's 2015 Australian Open came to an abrupt conclusion on Friday at the Rod Laver Arena. Unseeded Andreas Seppi upset the Swiss star in Melbourne 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5).

Seppi spoke about his victory, per Inside Tennis' Lucia Hoff:



Coming into the day, Federer owned a sizable advantage over Seppi. He'd never lost to the Italian in 10 matches, and he dropped only a single set to Seppi during that stretch.

Tennis writer Courtney Nguyen joked that the 11th time was the charm for Seppi:



To his credit, Seppi showed no fear on Thursday, attacking Federer relentlessly with his forehand and teeing off on Federer's second serve.

The 17-time major champion lost seven of his 11 points on second serve and, in struggling to deal with Seppi's offense, he hit 17 unforced errors in the first set.

The ninth game of the set proved pivotal, with Seppi earning a massive break. Federer had three unforced errors and a double-fault to essentially hand his opponent the first set on a silver platter. Seppi obliged, holding serve and taking a 1-0 lead.

Seppi wasn't quite as electric in the second set, but Federer's second serves were once again a major problem. He won seven of his 17 second-service points and shot himself in the foot with three double-faults.

The set went to a tiebreaker, which Federer started strongly by building a 4-1 lead. However, his advantage was short-lived, as Seppi won six of the next seven points to shock everyone by stealing the set and doubling his lead.

Losing the second set was particularly important for Federer. He'd come back from a 0-2 deficit only once in his Australian Open career, per Mark Donaldson of ESPN FC:



According to ESPN Tennis, Seppi also had a 91 percent winning percentage when building a two-set advantage, per ESPN Tennis:



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