ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd, hiː bˈiːt hwˈɑːn mˈɑːɹtɪn dˈɛl pˈɑːtɹoʊ ɪn fˈoːɹ sˈɛts, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ dəmˈiːtɹi tˈɜːsənˌɑːv ɪn stɹˈeɪt sˈɛts.
In the first round, he beat Juan Martín del Potro in four sets, before being defeated by Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets.