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Wawrinka won the first set in tiebreak - 7/6 (7/5), while Denis Istomin gave no chances to Swiss player and win the second 6/1.
Swiss player claimed the third set with the score 6/2, while in the fourth won their serves to play tiebreak. Istomin was luckier to win tiebreak – 7/4.
In the fifth set, Uzbekistani player broke Wawrinka in the fourth game and claimed the victory in the match (6/3). The match lasted two hours and 36 minutes.
In the second round, Denis Istomin will face Germany’s Rainer Schuttler, who beat Dmitry Tursunov of Russia - 6/2, 6/2 and 6/3.