Today, four singles matches were played, and five Americans played, and in every match, the American won.  Taylor Dent took on fourth seed Horacio Zeballos 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.  In the only all-American second round, Mardy Fish took on Robby Ginepri.  Fish continued to show the form that got him to the finals at Queen’s and win at Newport.  He beat Ginepri, 6-1, 7-5.

Michael Russell took on Rainer Schuettler.  Schuettler has been an Australian Open finalist as well as a Wimbledon semifinalist.  However, Russell showed that, despite an empty bag for his bag check, he had more than enough game for Schuettler, and won in three sets, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Finally, John Isner had to rely on tiebreak to beat Gilles Mulles in three sets: 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(7).  Isner was sporting a striped outfit, a big change from his Wimbledon whites.

Isner and Ginepri are both familiar to Georgia.  Ginepri is a native of Georgia while Isner spent four years at Georgia playing on the tennis team.