In the first round, Istomin defeated Germany’s Benjamin Becker in three sets - 6:7, 6:4 and 7:5. The match lasted two hours and 8 minutes.

Denis Istomin broke his opponent three times and allowed Becker to win one break point. Istomin served 16 aces and made one double faults. Becker recorded nine aces and five double faults.

In next round Denis Istomin will face another representative of Germany Tommy Haas.