In the second round of the tournament Istomin defeated Marinko Matosevic of Australia in three sets - 6/7(6), 6/3, 7/5.

The players played for 2 hours and 11 minutes. Istomin recorded four break points and eight aces. Matosevic registered one break point and served 11 aces.

In the quarterfinals Denis Istomin will face the winner of the match between Martin Kližan of Slovakia and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia.