Giovanni Lapentti defeated Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the US Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Giovanni Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Giovanni Lapentti extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Lapentti G. came through in three sets.
Giovanni Lapentti beat Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-1 6-3. Umpiry, "Giovanni Lapentti vs Nicolas Mahut — US Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-08-26/lapentti-vs-mahut-us-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 26 August 2009).