In Hamburg (Germany) D.Istomin started the tournament on the ATP Open clay courts, with the prize fund is  $ 1,291 000.
The first racket of Uzbekistan Denis Istomin in the first match snatched victory from Lukas Rosol from the Czech Republic. In the first set he lost with the score - 3:6. However, in the following two sets luck accompanied to the number 59^th of the World ATP rank  - 6:4 6:3.

     Now,  Istomin in the second round of German Open-2010 will hold a meeting with  fifth seeded   Nicolas Almagro of Spain.  It should be noted that in the doubles tournament Istomin is not involved.