"It was a last-minute change that got me in," said Dancevic, who had not won two consecutive matches at an ATP stop this year. He brought a 9-12 record and a 109th ranking into the tournament.
He next meets Igor Kunitsyn of Russia, who advanced when No. 4 seed Mardy Fish had to retire after injuring his left knee after losing the opening set 6-4. Following an injury timeout, Fish tried to play the second set and retired after losing the first point.
"It just happened after the first serve of the second set. I couldn't put pressure on my leg," said Fish, who has been bothered by tendinitis in his right knee. "The pain that I had from the patellar tendinitis was kind of bearable. This is just not the case. That it comes in one specific move is kind of scary."
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