Elina Svitolina vs Maya Joint — Round of 64 — US Open. Svitolina won 6-2, 6-7, 6-4.

The decider turned in game 5, a break for 4-1, and Svitolina spent the rest of it defending that cushion after Joint broke straight back for 2-4. Return pressure was what built the margin — 8 of 15 return games won, and 27 of 58 points taken off the 75th-ranked Australian's first serve — even as the No. 9 seed cashed only 2 of nine break chances in the third and needed six deuce-court reprieves of her own. The two had no prior meetings on record. Joint saved four match points before Svitolina finally closed at 2 hours 7 minutes, moving to 27-8 on hard this season.