[AlistDakisa]

4:30 pm: Giraldo v. Gabashvili. Battle of the bumblebees (they're both wearing yellow and black kits). I'm a few rows back from Giraldo's coach. Both criticizing a number of linecalls (Giraldo gets a laugh from the crowd when he holds up and says "Three fingers" to indicate how off something was). Gabashvili overhitting lots -- Giraldo romps through the tiebreak.

5 pm: Paire vs. Istomin. This was the second-best match of the day for me -- Paire was the first player who seemed to me to be playing anywhere near form, although he was also the only player I saw receiving a point penalty (after repeatedly bouncing his racquet [but not breaking it] on both the court and its walls). He's also awfully fond of kicking the ball -- sometimes into the roof, sometimes into ballkids' hands. He and Andy Murray would make a killer hackysack duo. Istomin took a MTO to get his left foot treated -- major padding and taping on it, but he didn't seem especially hobbled before or after. Both guys showing much better shot selection/variety/pace and court coverage than the other matches I caught; they also seem to get along pretty well (there was one smash from BP that almost nailed DI, but instead of getting ticked, DI just grinned and BP grinned back).