Taylor took 155 minutes to dispatch 19-year-old Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5. With the win he improves one on last year's second-round exit, though is yet one shy of his best appearance at the US Open (2003 fourth round). He will play Australian former champ Lleyton Hewitt, who took out a game Jose Acasuso in three sets. Taylor is 1-4 against Hewitt, his only win coming earlier this year in the Adelaide quarterfinal, 7-6 6-3. The third-seeded Hewitt took Taylor out in the second round of Wimbledon this year. Below are the match stats from today.

Match Summary	Almagro(ESP)	Dent(USA)
1st Serve %	82 of 148 = 55 %	55 of 113 = 49 %
Aces	10	17
Double Faults	7	10
Unforced Errors	43	34
Winning %, 1st Serve	54 of 82 = 66 %	43 of 55 = 78 %
Winning %, 2nd Serve	30 of 66 = 45 %	34 of 59 = 58 %
Winners (Incl. Service)	52	50
Receiving Pts. Won	36 of 114 = 32 %	64 of 148 = 43 %
Break Pt. Conversions	3 of 4 = 75 %	6 of 16 = 38 %
Net Approaches	20 of 26 = 77 %	73 of 119 = 61 %
Total Pts. Won	120	141
Fastest Serve	139 MPH	148 MPH
Average 1st Serve Speed	120 MPH	124 MPH
Average 2nd Serve Speed	91 MPH	101 MPH
Match Time	2hr 35min