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Adam Helewka also scored for the Chiefs (39-24-6)

MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open in the third round, beaten by Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday. Darwin Thompson Jersey . Federer was trying to come from two sets down for the 10th time in his career, most recently at last years U.S. Open against Gael Monfils. The 17-time Grand Slam champion hasnt been beaten this early at the Australian Open since 2000, the second year he played here. It was also the unseeded Seppis first win against Federer in 11 matches. Federer was up 4-1 in the second-set tiebreaker before he allowed the Italian to win six of the next seven points and the set. He led the fourth-set tiebreaker 3-1 before a double-fault helped allow the Italian to again overcome the deficit. Seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych became the first man to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Friday. The Czech player needed eight match points to clinch it, most of them in the penultimate game when Troicki held serve. He clinched it with an ace. Berdych, a Wimbledon finalist in 2010, lost to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals last year at Melbourne Park, where he has reached the quarterfinals or better since 2011. Troicki is still on the comeback after being banned from tennis for 12 months for failing to provide a blood sample for a doping test, a charge he denies. Alex Smith Jersey . -- At the beginning of training camp, Andrew Bogut set a goal to play all 82 regular-season games and regain his place among the NBAs best centres. Willie Roaf Jersey .In a statement released Friday, the Catalan club said the Brazil stars recovery would be monitored to determine when he can begin training again.KELOWNA, B.C. -- Axel Blomqvist scored the winner at 16:40 of the third period as the Victoria Royals edged the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action. Brandon Magee and Ryan Gagnon also scored for the Royals (48-17-4), who extended their win streak to six games. Tanner Wishnowski scored his first-career WHL goal for the Western-Conference leading Rockets (54-11-4) and Cole Linaker had the other. Victorias Patrik Polivka made 34 saves for the win as Kelownas Jordon Cooke stopped 33-of-36 shots in defeat. --- WHEAT KINGS 8 BLADES 5 BRANDON -- Richard Nejezchleb and Ryan Pulock each had a goal and two assists as the Wheat Kings avoided a fifth straight loss by downing Saskatoon. Rene Hunter, Jesse Gabriel, Rihards Bukarts, John Quenneville, Braylon Shmyr and Tim McGauley also scored for Brandon (32-29-9) and Ryan Pilon had three assists. David Nemecek, Cameron Hebig, Cory Millette, Ryan Graham and Chase Clayton supplied the scoring for the Blades (16-48-5), who are on a nine-game slide. Jordan Papirny made 41 saves for the Wheat Kings. Troy Trombley allowed five goals on 20 shots before giving way to Brandon Kegler, who stopped 19-of-22 shots in 38 minutes of relief for Saskatoon. --- HITMEN 5 HURRICANES 3 CALGARY -- Adam Tambellini had a goal and an assist and Chris Driedger stopped 24 shots as the Hitmen handed Lethbridge its 12th loss in a row. Kenton Helgesen, Alex Roach, Jake Virtanen and Travis Sanheim also scored for Calgary (46-17-7) while Brady Brassart had three assists. Riley Sheen scored twice for the Hurricanes (12-53-5) and Tyler Wong added the other. In just his second appearance of the season Lethbridges Stuart Skinner turned aside 39-of-44 shots in defeat. --- OIL KINGS 1 ICE 0 EDMONTON -- Henrik Samuelsson scored the games only goal 15 seconds into the second period as the Oil Kings blanked Kootenay. Trristan Jarry made 20 saves for Edmonton (48-18-3), which maintained top spot in the Eastern Conference with the victory. Mack Lee Hill Jersey. Mackenzie Skapski turned away 29-of-30 shots for the Ice (39-26-4). The Oil Kings went 0 for 1 on the power play while Kootenay failed to score on three chances with the man advantage. --- WARRIORS 6 RAIDERS 3 MOOSE JAW, Sask. -- Jesse Forsberg, Tanner Eberle and Jack Rodewald each had a pair of goals as the Warriors doubled up Prince Albert. Brayden Point chipped in with three assists for Moose Jaw (21-40-9) while Zach Sawchenko made 26 saves for the victory. Collin Valcourt, Leon Draisaitl and Josh Morrissey scored for the Raiders (33-31-5), who had their four-game win streak halted, and Nick McBride stopped 31-of-36 shots in a losing cause. Prince Albert and Red Deer are tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders, however, fall to ninth because of the tie-breaker. --- WINTERHAWKS 3 AMERICANS 2 (OT) PORTLAND, Ore.-- Brendan Leipsic scored 30 seconds into extra time as the Winterhawks slipped past Tri-City. Mathew Dumba and Taylor Leier also scored for Portland (51-13-5), which won its fourth straight contest. Parker Bowles scored both goals for the Americans (28-32-9), who dropped their fourth game in a row. Brendan Burke made 18 saves for the Winterhawks while Tri-Citys Eric Comrie stopped 46-of-49 shots in defeat. --- CHIEFS 6 THUNDERBIRDS 4 KENT, Wash. --Mike Aviani had a pair of goals as Spokane downed Seattle for its third win in a row. Connor Chartier, Hudson Elyniuk, Dominic Zwerger and Adam Helewka also scored for the Chiefs (39-24-6) while Eric Williams made 30 saves for the win. Ryan Gropp, Mathew Barzal, Alexander Delnov and Sam McKechnie scored for the Thunderbirds (40-23-6). Seattles Taran Kozun turned aside 37-of-42 shots in a losing cause. ' ' '
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