In the first round of the tournament, Denis Istomin defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in straight sets – 6:4, 7:5 and 6:4.

The match lasted two hours and 36 minutes. Denis Istomin served nine aces and committed one double fault. He realized four of 13 break points.

In his turn, Marcos Baghdatis recorded eight aces and four double faults. Marcos Baghdatis converted one of nine break points during the march.

In the second round, Denis Istomin will face Dmitry Tursunov of Russia.