Denis Istomin moved to the second round of Roland Garros after German Florian Mayer retired.

The sides played an hour and 43 minutes. Denis Istomin was leading in the match with the score 4:6, 6:3, 7:5.

During the match, Istomin recorded five breaks and seven aces. He also made three double faults. Florian Mayer registered four breaks and six aces.

In the second round, Denis Istomin will face Nikolai Davydenko from Russia.