In the first round, Istomin faced Florent Serra of France. The sides played for an hour and six minutes.

In the first set, Denis Istomin broke once and claimed the set with the score 6:4. In the second, the Uzbek player won two more serves of his opponent and clinched 4-1 lead. Bur he lost next three games to allow Serra to equalize the score.

However, Denis Isromin broke Serra once again and won his own serve to book his place in the next round, where he will face Tommy Robredo of Spain.