Game Set and Mats: Wilander reveals main reason Roger Federer was ousted by Andreas Seppi

ByMats Wilander

Published 05/05/2015 at 10:01 GMT

Roger Federer's dramatic and surprising third-round defeat at the Australian Open to Andreas Seppi, a man he'd beaten in each of their 10 prior contests, was the big talking point of Friday's action in Melbourne.

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Federer said after the game that he felt there was very little wrong with his performance, and that he was essentially edged out by the better man on the day.

How is this so, considering just how comfortable Fed was looking in the first two rounds and in tournaments before the season's first Grand Slam?

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