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In the first rubber, Uzbekistan number one Denis Istomin defeated Evgeniy Korolev in fight sets - 6:3, 4:6, 6:2, 0:6 and 6:3.
The match lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes. Istomin served 13 aces compared to six of Korolev.
Denis Istomin won six serves of his opponent, and Korolev broke the Uzbek player five times. The Kazakh player committed 64 unforced errors against 55 of Istomin.
In the second rubber, Uzbekistan’s Farruh Dustov will play against Mikhail Kukushkin.