Australian Open 2018 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Thursday's Bracket

Novak Djokovic came from behind to beat Gael Monfils in four sets at the Australian Open on Thursday to secure a place in the third round. 

The Serb survived the scare to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in Melbourne, but Garbine Muguruza and Johanna Konta were among the high-profile exits on Day 4.

The former was beaten 7-6 (1), 6-4 by Hsieh Su-Wei, while the latter slipped up against Bernarda Pera with the American winning 6-4, 7-5.

Full scores and stats from Thursday's bracket can be found at the Australian Open's official website.

Thursday Recap

It was a punishing day for the players on Thursday as they battled extreme heat on court, as temperatures reached 39 degrees Celsius, per the New York Times' Christopher Clarey:

The heat compounded a bad start for Djokovic, who opened the match with back-to-back double-faults and a pair of unforced errors as he was broken immediately, and Monfils broke him again for a 3-0 lead.

The 14th seed was able to regain his composure as he broke back twice to pull level, but the Frenchman claimed the first set, in which the pair produced 36 unforced errors between them, according to BBC Sport's Piers Newbery.

Monfils quickly flagged in the second set and only just avoided a bagel in the third.

Despite the conditions, the pair were able to produce some impressive rallies at times, per Eurosport UK:

A somewhat resurgent Monfils earned five break points in the fourth set but was unable to take them as Djokovic saw out the match.

The former world No. 1 discussed the conditions afterwards, per the Open's official Twitter feed:

As well as the heat, Konta also had wind to deal with, but she was ultimately outclassed by Pera, who hit 26 winners compared to the British No. 1's 14 over the course of their clash.

Konta lost her footing twice as Pera attacked with pace and aggression, and though she was able to save four match points before eventually succumbing, the American deservedly claimed the victory.

The Briton has now won just three of the 11 matches she's played since reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year.

Muguruza is enduring a difficult spell, too, per the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg:

It was 32-year-old Su-Wei who coped better with the conditions, and she comfortably took the first set via a tiebreaker after letting slip a 5-2 lead.

The world No. 88 took the same lead in the second set, but this time held on despite the Spaniard earning a break back to stave off match point.

Su-Wei will meet Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round.