Almagro d. Stepanek

Almagro beat Stepanek 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Almagro won 140 of 265 points (53%). Almagro hit 24 aces to 12 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (61/80) against 79% for Stepanek. Almagro converted 6 of 17 break points and saved 9 of 12 faced; Stepanek converted 3 of 12. Stepanek double-faulted 12 times. Winners to unforced errors: 56–58 for Almagro, 31–38 for Stepanek. The match was played on hard in United States.