
Australian Open 2015 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Day 4 Singles Bracket
For fans of huge upsets and surprising outcomes, well, Day 4 of the Australian Open likely wasn't for you. Scattered high seeds like No. 8 Carolina Wozniacki and No. 17 Gael Monfils did fall, but the highly ranked players stayed strong.
The two No. 1 seeds in Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic brushed aside their opponents in consecutive matches. With both under the spotlight at Rod Laver Arena, neither dropped more than five total games.
Not only did Williams pull off an easy win, but the upset of Wozniacki also leaves her with an even more favorable path to the final. While Woz was knocked out early, we might be seeing a resurgence from Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open winner.
With all the matches coming to a close, here's a look at the Day 4 scores and breakdown of the notable results.
| No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Andrey Kuznetsov | 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 |
| No. 4 Stan Wawrinka def. Marius Copli | 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 6-3 |
| No. 5 Kei Nishikori def. Ivan Dodig | 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(0) |
| No. 8 Milos Raonic def. Donald Young | 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-3 |
| No. 9 David Ferrer def. Sergiy Stakhovsky | 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| No. 12 Feliciano Lopez def. Adrian Mannarino | 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(3), 4-0 (Ret.) |
| Jerzy Janowicz def. No. 17 Gael Monfils | 6-4, 1-6, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-3 |
| No. 18 Gilles Simon def. Marcel Granollers | 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-4 |
| No. 19 John Isner def. Andreas Halder-Maurer | 6-4, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 |
| No. 1 Serena Williams def. Vera Zvonareva | 7-5, 6-0 |
| No. 4 Petra Kvitova def. Mona Barthel | 6-2, 6-4 |
| No. 6 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Johanna Larsson | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Victoria Azarenka def. No. 8 Caroline Wozniacki | 6-4, 6-2 |
| No. 11 Dominika Cibulkova def. Tsvetana Pironkova | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Madison Brengle def. Irina Falconi | 6-1, 6-3 |
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Andrey Kuznetsov
After watching two other members of the Big Four struggle on Day 3, Djokovic made it clear he doesn't plan on faltering. Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were pushed to the brink in the second round, but the Djoker cruised through to the third in straight sets.
Nadal is known as the King of Clay for his excellence at the French Open. Federer has dominated in the past on the grass of Wimbledon. For Djokovic, he's the most comfortable in Melbourne, per the tournament's official Twitter account:
Coming up next for Djokovic is a slew of seeded foes looking to knock him off. No. 31 Fernando Verdasco followed potentially by No. 19 John Isner. No. 8 Milos Raonic and defending champion Stan Wawrinka might await him in the following matchups.
Needless to say, the easiest part is behind him. A four-time winner of the tournament, Djokovic is never one to doubt in the blazing temperatures of Australia.
Victoria Azarenka def. No. 8 Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 6-2
Sharing the throne with Djokovic in 2013 was Azarenka, who won two Grand Slams that season. What followed for Azarenka was a far cry from the success the Djoker enjoyed.
In 2014, the Belarus player was unable to pull off a major win and failed to advance out of the quarterfinals in all four. The fall from grace left her unseeded heading into Melbourne, but a statement was certainly made in the second round.
The WTA noted just how crucial the victory was for Azarenka to get back on track:
Wozniacki, meanwhile, will have to look ahead to the French Open to help stay in the top 10. A former No. 1 in her own right, Wozniacki is still in search of her first major win. All in all, things are starting to look up for the women's game with both Azarenka, Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova all challenging for titles again along with Williams.
Jerzy Janowicz def. No. 17 Gael Monfils, 6-4, 1-6, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-3

Everyone loves a good upset, but Day 4 of the Aussie Open didn't provide many. That makes Monfils faltering to Jerzy Janowicz one of the biggest matches of the day.
Things were finally looking up for Monfils, who pulled off his third victory over Federer at the Davis Cup after falling in the U.S. Open in five sets last year. Monfils was able to pull off a comeback victory in the first round, but he couldn't do the same against Janowicz.
While the upset was a memorable one for Janowicz, he's now in familiar territory at the Aussie Open. ESPN Tennis notes just how often he has been in the third round recently:
"It was well-fought battle by Monfils, but it was Janowicz who came out on top. He advances to 3R for 3rd straight yr. pic.twitter.com/9658ZlfJ9x
— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) January 22, 2015"
Where Janowicz goes from here is more of a story than the upset. If he can beat No. 12 Feliciano Lopez in the third round, Janowicz would likely face No. 8 Milos Raonic. That's a tough row to hoe, but the 24-year-old has the power to succeed even against the biggest names in the game.
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