Overview
- Eliot Spizzirri beat Stefan Dostanic 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) to advance at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
- Spizzirri is slated to face Italy’s Luciano Darderi, the tournament’s No. 32 seed, in the next round.
- Match stats showed Spizzirri won more total points (129–113) while keeping unforced errors lower (27 to 36) despite having fewer winners (31 to 39).
- Break-point figures reported by Tennis Kalamazoo listed Spizzirri at 4 of 13 and Dostanic at 2 of 10.
- The former Texas Longhorn, ranked No. 127, enters off a 2025 Challenger title in San Diego and a runner-up finish in Cleveland, with reports differing on whether this was his first Grand Slam match win and on a possible late wild-card entry.