A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Dalibor Svrcina goes up against Luciano Darderi in the US Open round of 64. Luciano Darderi is 6-4 across recent matches. Dalibor Svrcina is 4-6 across recent matches.

The serve is where this match separates: Darderi has been winning 70.2% of first-serve points to Svrcina's 63.1%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Little separates them; Darderi gets the nod on the finest of margins.