In the first round, Istomin faced Stephane Robert of France and claimed the victory in three sets.

In the first set, Denis Istomin beat opponent in tie-break 7/6, but lost next set with the score 1/6. In the final set, the Uzbek player won with the score 6/1 and moved to next round.

Denis Istomin will face Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the second round, and the winner will play against the second seeded Robin Soderling.