Australian Open 2016 Results: Thursday's Singles Bracket Winners, Scores, Stats

In the end, Lleyton Hewitt didn't have one more magical Grand Slam run left in his racket. David Ferrer brought an end to the Aussie star's singles career Thursday with a straight-sets victory to headline Day 4 at the 2016 Australian Open.

The women's draw continued to lose seeded players at a rapid rate as four more were sent packing before the second round came to a close. It's created a golden opportunity for those in the bottom half of the bracket to make a deep run.

Let's check out all of the singles scores from the second half of Round 2. That's followed by a review of some key storylines from the fourth day of play at Melbourne Park.

Men's Thursday Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
2	(2) Andy Murray	Sam Groth	6-0, 6-4, 6-1
2	(4) Stan Wawrinka	Radek Stepanek	6-2, 6-3, 6-4
2	(8) David Ferrer	Lleyton Hewitt	6-2, 6-4, 6-4
2	(10) John Isner	Marcel Granollers	6-3, 7-6, 7-6
2	(13) Milos Raonic	Tommy Robredo	7-6, 7-6, 7-5
2	(16) Bernard Tomic	Simone Bolelli	6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5
2	(18) Feliciano Lopez	Guido Pella	7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
2	(21) Viktor Troicki	Tim Smyczek	6-4, 7-6, 7-6
2	(23) Gael Monfils	Nicolas Mahut	7-5, 6-4, 6-1
2	Lukas Rosol	(25) Jack Sock	7-6, 7-6, 6-3
2	Andrey Kuznetsov	(30) Jeremy Chardy	6-4, 7-6, 7-6
2	(31) Steve Johnson	Thomaz Bellucci	6-3, 6-2, 6-2
2	(32) Joao Sousa	Santiago Giraldo	6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
2	Dudi Sela	Fernando Verdasco	4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6
2	John Millman	Gilles Muller	4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
2	Stephane Robert	Rajeev Ram	6-1, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5

Women's Thursday Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
2	(3) Garbine Muguruza	Kirsten Flipkens	6-4, 6-2
2	(7) Angelique Kerber	Alexandra Dulgheru	6-2, 6-4
2	(9) Karolina Pliskova	Julia Goerges	7-6, 6-1
2	Annika Beck	(11) Timea Bacsinszky	6-2, 6-3
2	(14) Victoria Azarenka	Danka Kovinic	6-1, 6-2
2	(15) Madison Keys	Yaroslava Shvedova	6-7, 6-3, 6-3
2	Naomi Osaka	(18) Elina Svitolina	6-4, 6-4
2	Laura Siegemund	(19) Jelena Jankovic	3-6, 7-6, 6-4
2	(20) Ana Ivanovic	Anastasija Sevastova	6-3, 6-3
2	(21) Ekaterina Makarova	Tatjana Maria	6-4, 6-2
2	Denisa Allertova	(30) Sabine Lisicki	6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2	Shuai Zhang	Alize Cornet	6-3, 6-3
2	Barbora Strycova	Vania King	7-6, 6-4
2	Johanna Konta	Saisai Zheng	6-2, 6-3
2	Madison Brengle	Johanna Larsson	7-5, 4-6, 6-1
2	Varvara Lepchenko	Lara Arruabarrena	7-6, 6-4

Day 4 Recap

Hewitt last won a Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2002 and advanced to the quarterfinals in a major just once since 2007. And yet, it wasn't until the latter stages of his career that he started gaining the respect of those he rubbed the wrong way in his younger years.

His final match illustrated one of the key reasons for that change of heart as he fought hard until the final point. His competitive fire seemed to burn as intense as ever, but the physical tools that made him a threat in his prime were no longer evident at age 34.

The more consistent Ferrer took advantage of that to advance to the third round. Afterward, the BBC passed along comments from the retiring Aussie, who talked about his longtime mindset.

"I left nothing in the locker room. My whole career I've given 100 percent," Hewitt said. "I love coming out here and competing. I've been so fortunate to have that opportunity 20 years in a row."

The Australian Open provided goodbye remarks from some of his counterparts:

Meanwhile, most of the other play in the men's draw lacked the drama and emotion of Hewitt's farewell match. All of the top contenders kept their championship hopes alive, including No. 2 seed Andy Murray, who showcased terrific form to cruise past Sam Groth.

Murray smacked 10 aces while also racking up 35 winners and just 11 unforced errors. Kheredine Idessane of BBC Scotland came away from the match bullish about the star's chances:

The women's draw has been far more volatile. Every day a couple more seeded players are eliminated, which both highlights the amount of parity in the sport and further opens the door for a potential surprise semifinalist or two at the end of next week.

ESPN Stats & Info noted it's been a record-breaking tournament from an upset perspective:

Whether it's a player like Madison Keys, the rapidly rising 20-year-old American who's seeking her first appearance in a major final, or Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion who's failed to replicate that top-end success in recent years, this could be their chance to shine.

Those two players will face off in the third round, as WTA Insider discussed:

Looking toward Day 5, the reigning champions return to action for Round 3. Serena Williams is set to take on Daria Kasatkina, while Novak Djokovic faces his toughest opponent of the tournament so far in the form of Andreas Seppi.

Other matches of note include Roger Federer battling Grigor Dimitrov, Nick Kyrgios looking to ride a wave of home-crowd support to an upset of Tomas Berdych and Maria Sharapova seeking to keep her strong start going against Lauren Davis.

All stats courtesy of the tournament's official site.