Carlos Moya ended the U.S. Open hopes of a second American wildcard on Thursday with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Amer Delic.
Similar to his first round match against Brian Baker, the Spanish third seed did not have everything his way against an opponent armed with a booming serve.
Delic, appearing in only his second grand slam tournament cracked down 23 aces during the two-hour contest but Moya's greater experience eventually told.
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"When you play these guys you don't know anything about them, what their strengths and weaknesses are.
"It took a while for me to work it out but luckily with five-set matches you do get a bit more time."
Moya, a semi-finalist at Flushing Meadows in 1998, plays Belgium's Olivier Rochus in the third round.
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