For Sony's Hummel, who has seen concession-stand boys handle film prints with buttery fingers as dirt and dust collect on the movie reel, "better" means a picture that is as scratch-free and crisp at the end of a movie's run as it looked on day one.
It was a convincing performance at the end of a day on which just one seed fell out of the men's draw -- with 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis coming from two sets down to beat 17th seed David Ferrer 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-1.