This comes forth as an emphatic victory for the Russian Davydenko who stuck well to his game plan and did not squander away the important points at those crucial moments. Though, Ernest Gulbis put a spirited performance in the second set but patchy effort could not help him much against the hard-working Davydenko who finally wrapped up the match with a 6-4 6-4 scoreline.

Latvian Ernests Gulbis made a noteworthy comeback in the second set but before it had become a highly interesting contest, Gulbis made those familiar unforced errors and handed over the match to Davydenko.

In another match, Argentine Brian Dabul beat French Gilles Simon 5-7 4-6.