Luciano Darderi vs Dalibor Svrcina — R64 — US Open

Broken in game 9 for 4-5 with the third set a game from finished, Darderi went back to the one edge that had been sitting under the whole match, winning 43 percent of his second-serve points against 26 for the qualifier across the afternoon. He broke back in game 10 for 6-4. That was the pattern in miniature. Svrcina out-hit him 70 winners to 53 and took 38 of 53 at the net, then handed it all back with 20 double faults and 63 unforced errors, the fourth set alone carrying seven breaks of serve. The Czech had won the only prior meeting on record, at the Los Cabos Open in July. Svrcina saved one match point before it ended at 3 hours, 43 minutes, a second straight four-set night for the 21st seed, who draws the 122nd-ranked Sweeny next.