Tenth seed Grigor Dimitrov has overcome a spirited performance from crowd favourite Marcos Baghdatis, to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Madison Brengle is one of six American women in the third round. Source: AFP
Catch up on all the highlights from today's action at the Australian Open from Melbourne Park.
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6pm — FEDERER SUFFERS CRUSHING DEFEAT
Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open. Source: News Corp Australia
A DREAM fourth round match-up between Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios has been squashed after the world number two's shock defeat against Andreas Seppi.
Federer couldn't shake the persistent Italian at Melbourne Park and lost 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-7.
It's the Swiss maestro's earliest exit at the Australian Open since 2001 and the first time he's failed to reach the fourth round of a grand slam since the 2004 French Open.
4.30pm — SEPPI TAKES SECOND SET
Roger Federer has his back to the wall. Source: AFP
ROGER Federer is down two sets to love against Italian world No. 46 Andreas Seppi and in real danger of a third round exit.
The Swiss maestro contines to struggle on serve — he was broken twice during the second set — but battled back to force a tiebreaker.
He led the breaker 4-1 before losing six of the next seven points to now trail 6-4 7-6 (7-5).
3.40pm — FEDERER COUGHS UP FIRST SET
Roger Federer has started slowly for the second match in a row. Source: AFP
ROGER Federer is trailing World No. 46 Andreas Seppi in their third round match at Rod Laver Arena.
Federer failed to convert three break point opportunities in the first set and was made to pay by the plucky Italian, who won the set 6-4.
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2.45pm — NO TWIRLING FOR BOUCHARD THIS TIME
Eugenie Bouchard is into the fourth round. Source: Getty Images
FORMER Aussie doubles champ Todd Woodbridge conducted a very business-like post-match interview with Eugenie Bouchard after the Canadian's 7-5 6-0 win against Caroline Garcia.
After all the controversy of Twirlgate, Woodbridge unsurprisingly kept the on-court chat all about tennis.
In the men's, Grigor Dimitrov escaped in five sets against a spirited Marcos Baghdatis 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3.
His win sets up a potential encounter with Andy Murray — a match that looms as one of the highlights of the fourth round.
2.20pm — BERDYCH AWAITS AUSSIE IN FOURTH ROUND
Tomas Berdych hasn't dropped a set in the tournament. Source: Getty Images
TOMAS Berdych looms as a scary fourth round opponent for the winner of tonight's match between Bernard Tomic and Sam Groth.
The 196cm Czech is yet to drop a set in the tournament and looked in great nick while defeating Viktor Troicki 6-4 6-3 6-4 in the third round.
Berdych made the semi-final of this event last year and will enter the match a heavy favourite regardless of which Aussie progresses.
1.30pm — BAGHDATIS ONE SET AWAY FROM MAJOR UPSET
Marcos Baghtdatis has seen his world ranking slip to No. 78. Source: Getty Images
CYPRIOT fan favourite Marcos Baghdatis is close to pulling off a surprise win against 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the third round.
The 2006 Australian Open runner-up leads two sets to one and is winding back the clock on Show Court Three.
Baghdatis hasn't defeated a top 15 ranked player since defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2007.
1pm — MAKAROVA, GOERGES MOVE ON
Ekaterina Makarova has made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the fifth year in a row. Source: AP
RUSSIA'S Ekaterina Makarova and Germany's Julia Goerges have set up a fourth round clash with each other after progressing in straight sets this morning.
Makarova, who has enjoyed a lot of success in singles and doubles at Melbourne Park in the past few years, defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-4.
Goerges defeated 142nd-ranked qualifier Lucie Hradecka 7-6 7-5, ending her fine tournament which began with an upset win against Ana Ivanovic.
Ekaterina Makarova has cruised through to the fourth round of the Australian Open, beating Karolina Pliskova in straight sets.
11.20am — THE ROWDIEST MATCH AT THE OPEN
Marcos Baghdatis is hoping to replicate his run to the final in 2006. Source: Getty Images
WE'RE off to a noisy start to day five of the Australian Open as Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov — and their raucous fan bases — square off on Show Court Three.
Baghdatis has been a huge crowd favourite in Melbourne since making a fairytale run to the 2006 final but Dimitrov isn't far behind.
The men's 10th seed, the boyfriend of Maria Sharapova, is coached by Aussie Roger Rasheed.
11am — BRENGLE SLIP, SLOP, SLAPS HER WAY INTO THIRD ROUND
Madison Brengle survived a cancer scare to make it to this Australian Open Source: AFP
MOST tennis players, though not all, remember to apply the sunscreen when playing under the often scorching rays at the Australian Open.
Madison Brengle is fanatic about it. She's so pale, she says, "I have a tendency to glow in the dark."
"I like, bathed, in sunblock before I went out there," she added Thursday after her 6-1, 6-3 win over fellow American Irina Falconi in the second round at Melbourne Park.
The 24-year-old Brengle has more reason than most to be careful. Two days before last year's U.S. Open, she noticed a strange spot on her leg and went to the dermatologist to have it tested.
A few weeks later, while at a tournament in Quebec City, she received the diagnosis it was cancerous.
"They only call you if it's bad news," she said. "I had a missed call from my dermatologist in the middle of a practice and I knew."
Brengle had the spot on the inside of her knee removed and spent five weeks off her leg while it healed. Her doctors had also discovered a mass in her jaw, but tests concluded it was benign and she was finally proclaimed healthy enough to travel to Australia.
"I didn't get the all-clear until two weeks before I left for Brisbane," she said.
"I had worked really hard to get myself into the top 100 and this was my goal, I wanted to get into the main draw (of the Australian Open) on my own — and the chance I was not going to be able to come here, I was upset."
Brengle has made the most of her time Down Under. First she qualified for the main draw at the Brisbane International and won a round. The next week, she qualified for the main draw at a tournament in Hobart and upset three higher-ranked players to reach the final, where she fell to Heather Watson.
Ranked a career-high No. 64, she's now having her best Grand Slam tournament by reaching the third round for the first time with an upset victory over the 13th seed, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, and the win over Falconi.
"Every time I go out there, I kind of appreciate it a little bit more than I used to because you're not aware of how lucky we are to be healthy until you have a scare like that," she said. "I'm very appreciative to have my health."
— AP
Following his loss to Benjamin Becker in the Australian Open, Lleyton Hewitt admits he does not know what his future entails.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
ROD LAVER ARENA
11am
Lucie Hradecka (Cze) v Julia Goerges (Ger)
7-Eugenie Bouchard (Can) v Caroline Garcia (Fra)
Not before 1.30pm
Andreas Seppi (Ita) v Roger Federer (Sui)[2]
7pm
31-Zarina Diyas (Kaz) v 2-Maria Sharapova (Rus)
Dudi Sela (Isr) v 3-Rafael Nadal (Spa)
MARGARET COURT ARENA
11am
22-Karolina Pliskova (Cze) v 10-Ekaterina Makarova (Rus)
7-Tomas Berdych (Cze) v Viktor Troicki (Srb)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) v 3-Simona Halep (Rou)
7pm
Malek Jaziri (Tun) v Nick Kyrgios (Aus)
Nick Kyrgios lost in the doubles with Thanasi Kokkinakis yesterday but is back in action in the singles today. Source: News Corp Australia
HISENSE ARENA
11am
14-Sara Errani (Ita) v Yanina Wickmayer (Bel)
Carina Witthoeft (Ger) v Irina-Camelia Begu (Rou)
6-Andy Murray (GBR) v Joao Sousa (Por)
Not before 5pm
Bernard Tomic (Aus) v Sam Groth (Aus)
SHOW COURT 2
Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) v 21-Shuai Peng (Chn)
NOT BEFORE 6pm
14-Kevin Anderson (Saf) v 24-Richard Gasquet (Fra)
SHOW COURT 3
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) v 10-Grigor Dimitrov (Bul)
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