Potito Starace defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the US Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Kunitsyn came in defending last year's round of 128.
Starace P. came through in three sets.
Potito Starace beat Igor Kunitsyn 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1. Umpiry, "Potito Starace vs Igor Kunitsyn — US Open Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-08-25/kunitsyn-vs-starace-us-open-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 25 August 2003).